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Beyond Stuttgart: Armenia's Lone Porsche 964

After the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Armenia faced immediate crisis. Energy shortages. Economic collapse. War. Within five years, half the population emigrated. The automotive landscape reflected that erasure. Soviet-era Ladas sat without gasoline. Dealerships didn't exist. Parts networks didn't exist. The concept of a sports car, of driving for pleasure rather than survival, belonged to a different reality entirely. For Artem Simonyan in Yerevan, bringing a Porsche to Armenia became a mission. Twenty years ago, he opened the first Porsche dealership in the country. The Guards Red 964 he imported for himself is the only one in Armenia.

English
  • Originally Aired February 13, 2026
  • Runtime 4 minutes
  • Created February 20, 2026 by
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  • Modified February 20, 2026 by
    schuss