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Porsche's Q1 North America and China Sales Down Significantly
By Brett Foote

Is the drop in sales in the two biggest markets cause for concern?

jfpell

It is amazing that there is a backlog of unmet demand for certain models especially the sports cars (lke the 718 GTS4.0 allocation that I'm waiting and hoping to get) while when I drive by most Porsche dealers, it's basically a glut of SUV models sitting as inventory. I don't expect to see the sports car models to be sitting on the lot as most people want to spec their own, but when SUV production results in sitting inventory at the expense of satisfying demand allocations for Porsche sports cars, that is frustrating and disappointing.

This is the first time in 2 decades of Porsche ownership that I'm starting to look at other brands, not because I want to, but only because Porsche makes it so damn tedious to buy a 911 or 718.

ADC1

Oh no! The sales people have to return a phone call, email or sell now! Atrocious! There are many reasons to move to another brand.

ajmza

Strange that the article doesn't mention all their price increases as a factor in slowing sales.

Example: My Macan GTS spec costs 22% more now than when I bought one 2.5 years ago, and crosses the $100K barrier.

George from MD

Oh geez I guess pushing electric until you're blue in the face and eschewing normal things most of us want like silver colored wheels is having an effect? Not to mention prices that bring back the decisions they made in 1989?

I'm wondering if Chris Bangle has found a new home and the accountants are running amok.

Neodyme sucks. I hate black wheels. And fk hybrids.

I really wanted a new Panamera Turbo. I'm a buyer and have the money.

But they lost me. Big time. For God's sake if anyone at Porsche reads this please wake up.