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Porsche Sales Weak Through Q3 2024

Porsche AG today posted sales declines for the first nine months of the year. Overall global sales at 226,026 dropped -7%. China sales at 43,280 plunged -29%. “This reflects poor economy in the Chinese market” that is affecting all makers. Worse, there is now an outright trade war over tariffs between the EU and China. North American sales at 61,471 dropped -5%. In Europe (excluding Germany), Porsche delivered 52,465 vehicles in the first nine months, an increase of 1% compared to the same period last year. In the home market of Germany, the number of vehicles delivered rose by 8 % as 26,838 units were delivered to customers.

“Customer demand remains at a robust level and the feedback from our customers on the new models is very good. As product availability increases, we are optimistic about the final spurt for 2024,” claimed Detlev von Platen, Member of the Executive Board for Sales and Marketing at Porsche AG. Continue reading

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