Porsche increased sales in April to 11,741 vehicles world-wide, up nearly 53% over the same month a year ago and is running 31.5% ahead over the first four months of 2011.
Bernhard Maier, board member for sales and marketing, said the main driving force behind the increase has been the new generation Cayenne off-roader with 19,175 deliveries from January to April, almost double compared to the same period in 2010.
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He added: “Every Porsche is the sportiest model in its segment. Our customers world-wide love the combination of performance and efficiency, such as in the new Panamera S Hybrid or 911 GT3 RS 4.0.”
Porsche posted robust growth in all key sales regions. The US and Canada saw a rise of 77% in April, which is 3,495 vehicles more than the same month last year. In Europe the company gained of 30.6%, 3,896 more than in April 2010.
In Germany, sales grew by 1,523 vehicles, up 19.5%, and in Asia and the rest of the world, sales rose by 56.5% to 4,029 vehicles. China, now Porsche’s second most important market, reported continued growth with 2,316 deliveries. Sales were up 48.8% over April 2010.
