Porsche has announced record sales for 2019 at its annual financial presentation, just two days after closing its production facilities for two weeks as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking to Autocar, Porsche boss Oliver Blume also confirmed that the company would launch a ‘very powerful’ hybrid version of the latest, 992-generation 911, and would make a decision this year on a hybrid version of the 718 mid-engined sports car.
Blume again confirmed that a pure-EV Macan, which Autocar revealed last year, is on schedule for launch in 2022.
Porsche’s 2019 sales revenues went up 11% to €28.5bn and its operating profit went up to €4.4bn Euros, a rise of 3%. That would have been higher if it wasn't for a fine of €500m related to the Dieselgate scandal, which is expected to have finally been brought to an end.
Porsche’s 2019 profit margin was 15.4%, the highest in the automotive world. Although other carmakers earned more money outright in 2019, nobody can beat the Stuttgart brand’s return rate on its products.
The company saw record sales last year of 280,800 vehicles, up 10% on 2018. Porsche’s best-seller was the Macan SUV, which shifted 99,944 units, followed by the Porsche Cayenne range, which was up 29% at 92,055 sales. Porsche said the new Cayenne Coupe accounted for 15% of those sales. Sales of the 911 drifted down slightly to 34,800 units in 2019.
The UK was a strong market for Porsche last year, the company’s forth biggest overall. Sales jumped by 23%, to 15,365 vehicles. 911 sales rose 22%, but the Macan was the biggest seller up 18% at 4988 units.
Porsche delivered 813 Porsche Taycan EVs in 2019, but says it has 30,000 customers who have paid a $2500 deposit and 15,000 of those have formalised their Taycan orders. Porsche says it spent a massive 700m Euros on building the Taycan factory in Zuffenhausen and have hired an extra 2000 workers.
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The last two paragraphs
The last two paragraphs perfectly sum up the blind alley side of the car industry.
If I was mad enougth to order a new car and there was a 'delete all electronic twadle' pack that cost £1000, I would certainly tick it.
I would also pay extra for some proper rather than fake instruments.
I like ABS. I enjoy Bluetooth. And there it stops.
7 year itch
7 years isn't to long, the A3 has been around 7 years. Plus ,they may well have a new model in the wings but what with everything that's going on at moment a new model may well get ignored. Lets enjoy what we've got
Superb Platform and no Meaningful Competition
I think Porsche started with such a superb platform that they have been able to stretch its lifespan. And no meaningful competition to worry about helps.