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Now the truth about Lindner’s Porsche-gate comes to light

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Published: May 26th, 2025,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Statements allegedly made internally by Porsche CEO Oliver Blume caused Christian Lindner to become disgruntled.

Texting is dangerous. Not only for secret lovers, but also for politicians and car bosses. The chat between the then FDP leader and 911 owner Christian Lindner on his work cell phone as Federal Minister of Finance and Porsche CEO Oliver Blume from the summer of 2022 is now public following a successful lawsuit by Abgeordnetenwatch. It is related to the difficult positioning of the traffic light government on CO₂ fleet limits, the phase-out of combustion engines and the use of e-fuels in new cars after 2035.

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