Porsche Digital opens new office in Mexico
Andreas Gabler and Stefan Widmer take over the management of the Porsche Digital office in Guadalajara
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- Porsche Digital expands global network to Latin America
- Search for local tech talent in the “Silicon Valley of Mexico”
- Focus on customer and vehicle-related projects
With the new location in Mexico’s second-largest city, Porsche Digital now operates ten offices in leading global technology centers in Europe, the US, China and Latin America. “We are expanding our international teams with an especially exciting and forward-looking location. This applies in particular to the tech talents with whom we want to work together in Guadalajara to develop customer applications for various markets,” says Mattias Ulbrich, CEO of Porsche Digital GmbH and CIO of Porsche AG.
Guadalajara is the capital of the state of Jalisco in western Mexico. Some 40 per cent of the Mexican IT economy is concentrated in Jalisco. The Guadalajara metropolitan region is also known as the “Silicon Valley of Mexico”. It is the home of renowned tech institutes and universities that produce the young talents that Porsche Digital is seeking for its sophisticated and customer-centric projects. With a population of approximately five million, the Guadalajara metropolitan region is home to numerous international tech firms, including a variety of well-known automotive companies. The Porsche Digital office is centrally located in the Colonia Americana district, whose modern lifestyle and diversity attracts a large number of well-educated individuals.
Digital projects with a customer-focus
Porsche sees huge potential in the rising market of Mexico. “In addition to the booming digital ecosystem, its proximity to the North American market is another major advantage of the location”, says Stefan Zerweck, COO of Porsche Digital GmbH. The time difference between Guadalajara and the existing Porsche Digital offices in Atlanta and Palo Alto is just a few hours.
In Guadalajara, Porsche Digital wants to create a strong team primarily in the field of software engineering, focussed on developing customer applications. This includes vehicle-specific applications to integrate the digital ecosystems of global tech players, the My Porsche app and online portals such as the Porsche Finder, the search engine for new and used Porsche vehicles, as well as e-commerce applications and Porsche Center websites. In order to serve different markets, the team from Guadalajara collaborates closely with the US locations in Palo Alto, California and Atlanta, Georgia.
Jan Klonz
Communications, Sustainability and Politics
Spokesperson Digital and Innovation
+49 (0) 170 / 911 0619
jan.klonz@porsche.deText
English (Porsche AG)
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2023/05/25
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