The sports car builder Porsche suffered a setback in sales in the first half of the year. The deliveries of Volkswagen-subsidiary fell by 5 percent to 145,860 vehicles between January and June compared to the same period last year, the carmaker announced on Friday
. In addition to the restrictions caused by the renewed outbreak of the corona pandemic in China and other markets, continued shortages of components and problems in the logistics area negative impact.
Last year, Porsche had sold more than 300,000 cars for the first time and thus chip shortage can still withdraw. If the people of Stuttgart do not want to fall below this mark in 2022, they will have to work hard.
“We are optimistic about the future and are determined to make full use of the remaining months of the year,” promises Board Member for Sales Detlev von Platen (58). according to notification
. With a view to the second half of the year, investors will probably ask again next Monday. Because at the beginning of the week, Porsche wants to hold a capital market day with its investors for its planned initial public offering advertise.
After all: Despite the sensitive drop in sales, Porsche got off even lighter than its competitors in the first half of the year bmw. The Munich car manufacturer reported a few days agothat he sold 13.3 percent fewer cars worldwide in the first six months – however, the comparable period of 2021 was also the strongest half-year in the history of BMW.
Sales in Europe are increasing, sales in China and the USA are collapsing
In Europe, the number of sales increased by 7 percent to 43,087 cars in the first six months. On the home market, Porsche increased sales by 5 percent to 13,785 vehicles. In China, the largest single market, 40,681 sports cars were sold, down 16 percent as a result of months of lockdowns in many cities.
In the United States 32,529 vehicles were delivered, a decrease of 10 percent compared to the first half of the previous year. In the first quarter, a freighter with 4,000 cars from the VW Group, including many from Porsche, burned out on its way to the USA and then sank. That was one of the reasons for the drop in sales there.
Cayenne best-selling Porsche, Taycan sales are falling
SUVs remain the most popular vehicles at Porsche in the first half of the year. 41,947 customers received a Cayenne vehicle. The Macan had 38,039 deliveries. The sports car icon 911 was delivered to 21,616 customers worldwide. The electric Porsche Taycan had 18,877 deliveries – around 1,000 fewer than in the same period last year. Significantly more chips are installed in all-electric cars, which is why the semiconductor shortage hits them harder than other models.