| June 1998 |
Porsche announces its decision to make a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) |
| September 1999 |
Leipzig announced as production base |
| February 2000 |
First spade cut and hiring of the first employee of Porsche Leipzig |
| June 2000 |
Third series is given the name Porsche Cayenne |
| September 2000 |
Topping-out-ceremony for the production hall |
| December 2000 |
Facade and roof of the production hall are completed |
| April 2001 |
Construction of the Customer Center and the Test Tracks begins |
| June 2001 |
58 employees move into the „Integration Center“ - the office and communications center of Porsche Leipzig |
| September 2001 |
Installation of the production technology in the factory hall is completed |
| 19. October 2001 |
Topping-out ceremony for the Customer Center |
| December 2001 |
Employee no. 100 is taken on |
| January 2002 |
Porsche publishes the decision to produce the high-speed Carerra GT. |
| March 2002 |
Construction of the off-road track for safe driving trainings begins |
| July 2002 |
Decision for the production of the Carrera GT in Leipzig |
| 20. August 2002 |
Completion of all construction works and official opening party of Porsche Leipzig |
| December 2002 |
First Cayenne factory collection in Leipzig |
| August 2003 to May 2006 |
Production of the Carrera GT (1,270 vehicles) |
| March 2004 |
Building of the 50,000 Cayenne |
| 20. November 2004 |
Expansion of production |
| June 2005 |
Building of the 100,000 Cayenne |
| November 2005 |
5,000th Cayenne collected from the plant's Customer Centre |
| 19. May 2006 |
Porsche announces the decision in favour of the production of the Panamera at the Leipzig site. |
| September 2006 |
Beginning of plant expansion work - a production building approximately 25,000 square metres in size and a 23,500 square metre logistics centre are being constructed for the production of the Panamera. |
| November 2006 |
Production of the 150,000 Cayenne. |
| December 2006 |
Change of generation - beginning of production for the 2nd generation Cayenne |
| 12 April 2007 |
Topping-out ceremony for the extensions to the Leipzig Porsche plant |
| August 2007 |
The 400th employee is engaged |
| September 2007 |
Work begins on the new Panamera assembly line |
| January 2008 |
Employees produce the 200,000th Cayenne |
| 31 January 2008 |
Image film of Leipzig Porsche "World of Emotions" is voted the best corporate film at the International Film & Video Awards in New York |
| Spring 2008 |
Test operations begin on the new Panamera assembly line, with assembly of the first prototypes |
| June 2008 |
2,000th event at the Customer Centre |
| September 2008 |
The 500th employee is engaged |
| 20 October 2008 |
The Leipzig Porsche plant receives a certificate from the Leipzig Chamber of Commerce and Industry as a company providing outstanding opportunities for vocational training in 2008 |
| 22 October 2008 |
Inauguration and commissioning of the new training workshop |
| 24 November 2008 |
The first photos of the Gran Turismo Panamera are published |
| December 2008 |
Production of the Cayenne Diesel begins |
| March 2009 |
The 250,000th Cayenne is produced |
| April 2009 |
Start of Production (SOP) of the Panamera |
