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German luxury sports car manufacturer Porsche has unexpectedly had to lower its forecasts due to flood damage at an aluminium supplier. The Stuttgart-based company now expects revenue between 39 billion and 40 billion ($42.4 billion-$43.5 billion), it said on Tuesday. Previously, Porsches management, led by chief executive Oliver Blume, had planned for revenue between 40 billion and 42 billion for the current year. According to reports, the flooding of a production facility of a major European aluminium supplier is currently causing significant supply bottlenecks. Body parts made from al