Porsche again boosted deliveries in April 2012 with a total of 12,588 vehicles sold – up 7.2% on the same month last year. In the first four months of 2012, the sportscar manufacturer has seen a 12.6% year on year increase to 43,141 units.

Sales and marketing chief Bernhard Maier said: “With a new best performance for customer deliveries in April, we are on track for our ‘Strategy 2018’ growth. Our key strategic objective is and remains qualitative growth – especially in the context of a mixed global economic picture.”

All sales regions posted growth in April. The domestic market was up 21.5% and Russia almost 23% and these contributed to a 13% increase in sales in Europe to 4,682 vehicles. The US market also achieved an 8.4% increase.

The global success of the 911 Carrera continued in April with 3,123 delivered, up 40.4%. Over a third were sold in the US. The Cayenne was the top selling model in April with 6,037 sales worldwide.