Porsche discontinues sales of Boxster and Cayman
New EU regulations for cyber security mean the end of the 718 model series with combustion engines, electric successors from Porsche are to follow in 2025. What we know.
uk.motor1.com
I didn't see any obvious "Sold Out" message...but it is on the Internet so must be true it is happening now....
"A new law will come into force in the EU on 7 July 2024 that is intended to regulate cyber security in cars already on the market in order to make hacker attacks on vehicles more difficult. And if manufacturers or suppliers cannot prove that they already had a certified management system in place when the vehicles were being developed, there are really only two options.
Either the affected vehicle is brought up to the latest cyber security standard, or the model must be withdrawn from the programme. Furthermore, as the investment costs here can be extremely high, VW is not only taking the up! and the Transporter T6.1 out of the programme for good, but Porsche has also been forced to cut back and is removing the 718 Boxster, the 718 Cayman and the combustion-powered Macan from its programme, according to Tagesschau.
But not just on the cut-off date, but with immediate effect. On the Porsche website, you can still find the two 718 models in the configurator, but only with the note "Sold out" and because the manufacturer still wants to give its customers and interested parties the "opportunity to continue viewing the model in the Car Configurator". It would probably take too long to build, deliver and register a freely configured vehicle now. However, the stock of new vehicles can still be enquired about at dealers and, according to Tagesschau, the models will also continue to be produced for export markets"
