Compared to the same period last year, sales automaker rose 13%, reaching 23,442 cars. The company's turnover amounted to 2.28 billion euros, up 10% over the results of 2010. With the indicator 496 million euro sports car manufacturer from Stuttgart, compared with the previous year for the first three months of this fiscal year more than doubled its operating profit, and thus reached profitability, double digits.
According to Matthias Mueller - Chairman of the Board of Porsche AG, the first quarter was extremely successful, achieved during this period, the results will enable the company to finance the development of new road projects, using funds from the cash flow.
Excellent sales performance of individual model lines is maintained constant high demand for the new Porsche Cayenne: 11,487 vehicles sold, an increase 62% compared with the previous year. Panamera model with 4,715 sold cars (previous year: 4990 units) also contributed significantly to the success of the Porsche. As for sports cars, the 911 has demonstrated high levels of sales, which totaled 4,750 cars, and despite the looming generation, the decline was only 17%. Mid-engine sports cars have been implemented in a number of 2490 copies (previous year: 2949 units). Of these, 1,512 cars were in the Boxster and 978 units in Cayman.
In Europe, sales figures for the first three months of the current fiscal year rose 25% to 8,099 vehicles, of which the German market was implemented in 2921 the car (plus 17%). In America, Porsche increased its sales by 30% to 7,103 units, of which 6,341 cars were sold in North America. In Asia and other markets were sold 8,240 vehicles (previous year: 8,772 units).
In the period from January to March, Porsche has released 31,366 vehicles, an increase 98% over the same period last year. The conveyor at the plant in Leipzig came down 15,189 copies of the model Cayenne, which is 6 times higher than for the same quarter last year. And despite the fact that in early 2010 had started production of new sport utility vehicle. Panamera model was released in 6172 the number of units (+9%). At the factory in Zuffenhausen was made 6044 car model line 911 (+24%) and 3,961 copy range Boxster (+35%), of which 2,425 units were in Boxster and 1536 vehicles in Cayman.
Due to increased sales, Porsche has created more jobs. As at 31 March 2011 the number of employees was 13,510 persons, a 3% increase compared to December 31, 2010. In addition, each working under a contract employee of Porsche AG full-time employees, who came to the company until August 1, 2010, at the end of fiscal year 2010 will receive an extraordinary payment of 1700 euros. |
