A view shows the logo of Porsche on a car in Moscow, Russia, July 6, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev/Files
STUTTGART, Germany: Porsche will boost the number of jobs for its first all-electric model by more than half from previous targets as part of parent Volkswagen's (VW) push to overcome its emissions scandal by embracing zero-emission cars and digital services.
Porsche, the No 2 contributor to VW group profit, plans to create at least 1,400 jobs to develop, build and sell the battery-powered Mission E, a rival to Tesla's Model S, that is due to roll off the assembly line at its Zuffenhausen base in 2019, it said on July 26.
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