Porsche Jan '10 sales
02-05-2010, 05:37 PM
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WOW! It it wasn't for Panamaera, it would have been more than 25% drop in sales! and we thought last year was bad!
Cayman/Boxster dead? It sure sounds like the upper end is not affected as much (911), while lower-end is, so people who could barely afford Porsches are driven out of the market.
Cayman/Boxster dead? It sure sounds like the upper end is not affected as much (911), while lower-end is, so people who could barely afford Porsches are driven out of the market.
02-05-2010, 05:49 PM
#3
Race Director
WOW! It it wasn't for Panamaera, it would have been more than 25% drop in sales! and we thought last year was bad!
Cayman/Boxster dead? It sure sounds like the upper end is not affected as much (911), while lower-end is, so people who could barely afford Porsches are driven out of the market.
Cayman/Boxster dead? It sure sounds like the upper end is not affected as much (911), while lower-end is, so people who could barely afford Porsches are driven out of the market.
02-05-2010, 05:57 PM
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Wonder how much cross-shopping of models there is, ie folks who wanted a Porsche and might have bought a 911 or Cayenne, but bought a Panamera instead? I imagine there were some, which means that the 25% you mention without Panemara, maybe isn't quite that bad. Who knows.....
02-05-2010, 06:00 PM
#5
Burning Brakes
[QUOTE=Mike in CA;7287324]Wonder how much cross-shopping of models there is, QUOTE]
I don't know about cross-shopping, however, I have heard that 9 out of 10
Boxter/Cayman owners are cross dressers.
I don't know about cross-shopping, however, I have heard that 9 out of 10
Boxter/Cayman owners are cross dressers.
02-05-2010, 06:08 PM
#6
Race Director
You make a good point. I'm just saying that the bottom line is that sales were up overall by 8%. If you look at the numbers, Cayenne sales were down a lot but they sold more than enough Panameras to make up this difference. I could be wrong, but it looks to me like Panamera stole some sales from the Cayenne. Should the numbers be better relative to the improvement in the economy?.....maybe so.
02-05-2010, 06:12 PM
#7
Race Director
[QUOTE=At Law;7287362]
Sounds a little harsh. I owned a Boxster S for 2 years and never crossed dressed. Not saying it couldn't happen....maybe I was the 1 out of 10. 
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02-05-2010, 06:16 PM
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Burning Brakes
02-05-2010, 07:24 PM
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You make a good point. I'm just saying that the bottom line is that sales were up overall by 8%. If you look at the numbers, Cayenne sales were down a lot but they sold more than enough Panameras to make up this difference. I could be wrong, but it looks to me like Panamera stole some sales from the Cayenne. Should the numbers be better relative to the improvement in the economy?.....maybe so.
Panamaera will however steal a lot of sales from M5, S6/S8 buyers.
02-05-2010, 07:37 PM
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02-05-2010, 09:51 PM
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02-05-2010, 09:54 PM
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I doubt Panamera is stealing that much from the other groups and its surely got some boost because its new and picking up a new slice of the market, and I would expect sales to gradually level off after the early adopters are in. Jan last year sucked big time (that's when the market really started going into a huge dive), so I'd say Jan 2010 sales are dismal overall.