To be honest, at least I hope so, I think that the current press hype about VW forming and molding Porsche's future, is just a publicity stunt to make clear where Porsche belongs and who is the gatekeeper now. At the same time, it is some sort of warning shot towards Porsche employees who are fighting for an independent Porsche inside the VW group.
It really depends now on how Mr. Müller integrates into Porsche and how he gets along with longtime Porsche employees and decision makers. Maybe Mr. Müller is a new wave of fresh air inside Porsche but he needs to make sure he doesn't become a tornado.
Porsche is not Lamborghini, Bentley or Skoda, it is a huge traditional company with lots of employees and a very strong engineering department. Stirring up emotions and threatening employees (directly or indirectly) wouldn't work very effectively.
Time will tell but VW needs to be careful to leave Porsche enough leash to do their "own thing" up to some point.
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RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 997 Turbo, BMW X5 M, BMW M3 Cab DKG, Mini Cooper S JCW