Mercedes Benz

Porsche still had an amazing sales year. On paper, 2018 sounds like it would be a difficult year for Porsche. The company has completely abandoned diesel and strict WLTP regulations threaten the sales of sports cars and even plug-in hybrids. We'd forgive Porsche for having lower-than-average sales in 2018 but the opposite is true. In fact, nothing seems to be slowing Porsche down as the German automaker trots into October with a significant sales increase. Over the first nine months of the year, Porsche has increased vehicle deliveries by 6% to 196,562 vehicles. Even in Europe, where many automakers have been struggling due to strict WLPT regulations, Porsche saw a 9% sales increase to 66,551 units including a 13% increase to 24,709 vehicles in its home market of Germany. China too, Porsche's largest single market, saw a sales increase of 4% with 56,254 vehicles delivered. And although the growth wasn't as high as Europe and China, Porsche also saw a 3% incre...

Porsche still had an amazing sales year. On paper, 2018 sounds like it would be a difficult year for Porsche. The company has completely abandoned diesel and strict WLTP regulations threaten the sales of sports cars and even plug-in hybrids. We'd forgive Porsche for having lower-than-average sales in 2018 but the opposite is true. In fact, nothing seems to be slowing Porsche down as the German automaker trots into October with a significant sales increase. Over the first nine months of the year, Porsche has increased vehicle deliveries by 6% to 196,562 vehicles. Even in Europe, where many automakers have been struggling due to strict WLPT regulations, Porsche saw a 9% sales increase to 66,551 units including a 13% increase to 24,709 vehicles in its home market of Germany. China too, Porsche's largest single market, saw a sales increase of 4% with 56,254 vehicles delivered. And although the growth wasn't as high as Europe and China, Porsche also saw a 3% incre...