For the first time, the strongest single market for Porsche in 2015 was China where the German company delivered almost 60,000 vehicles. Compared with 2014, this was an increase of 24 percent.
With 225,121 vehicles delivered worldwide, Porsche achieved a new record in 2015, exceeding the previous 189,849 cars in 2014 by 19 percent.
For the first time, the strongest single market in 2015 was China where Porsche delivered 58,009 vehicles. «The figures reflect the pulling power of our brand as well as the appeal of our products which we have launched on the market in the past few years,» said Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche.
Rough Times in the Mainland
After many years of robust growth in China luxury and specialist auto manufacturers have been going through rough times in the mainland market.
The crackdown on conspicuous consumption coupled with the market volatility and the government removing foreign auto brands from a list of approved vehicles for official purchase in 2012, has seen brands such as Jaguar Land Rover shaking up their China operations.
