ports car manufacturer delivers 62,644 Porsche Macan vehicles in its first year
Atlanta. Porsche AG delivered 20,222 new cars worldwide in March 2015 with an increase of 31.5 percent year-over-year. Between January and March of this year a total of 51,102 two and four-door sports cars were handed over to customers – an increase of more than 32 percent compared to the first quarter 2014.
“In the first quarter we delivered more than 50,000 new cars for the first time, continuing the success of 2014. This signals further solid growth”, said Bernhard Maier, Member of the Executive Board Sales and Marketing of Porsche AG. “The Macan has exceeded all expectations since its launch, and we have handed 62,644 vehicles over to customers within the space of just twelve months. Around three quarters of them are to new customers, and the compact SUV is reaching a younger target group on average in all markets.”
Porsche vehicles were sought after worldwide in March 2015. In the traditionally important U.S. market, Porsche Cars North America delivered 4,291 new vehicles, an increase of almost 13 percent compared to the same month last year. The U.S. market also saw growth of nearly 13 percent year-over-year. The 911, Boxster, Cayman, Cayenne, Macan, and Panamera were also very popular in the European market with sales of 8,054 vehicles – an increase of more than 53 percent. In Germany, Porsche delivered 2,929 vehicles to customers, growth of almost 51 percent year-over-year.
| PORSCHE AG
Deliveries |
March | January – March | ||||
| 2014 | 2015 | Variance | 2014 | 2015 | Variance | |
| World | 15,377 | 20,222 | +31.5 % | 38,663 | 51,102 | +32.2 % |
| Europe | 5,255 | 8,054 | +53.3 % | 11,493 | 17,413 | +51.5 % |
| Germany | 1,944 | 2,929 | +50.7 % | 4,881 | 7,029 | +44.0 % |
| Americas | 4,412 | 5,126 | +16.2 % | 11,616 | 13,272 | +14.3 % |
| USA | 3,808 | 4,291 | +12.7 % | 10,136 | 11,430 | +12.8 % |
| Asia Pacific, Africa and Middle East | 5,710 | 7,042 | +23.3 % | 15,554 | 20,417 | +31.3 % |
| China | 3,463 | 4,138 | +19.5 % | 9,885 | 13,286 | +34.4 % |
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