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Porsche Deliveries Tumble Further in First Quarter

BERLIN, April 10 (Reuters) - Porsche AG's deliveries slumped further in the first three months of 2026, with sharp ​declines in key markets China and the ‌United States, as loses its shine across.

Global deliveries were down 15% in the first quarter at 60,991 vehicles, ​the German sports car maker said on Friday.

In China, once ​a major growth engine for the Stuttgart-based ⁠carmaker, deliveries fell by 21% amid stiff competition ​on pricing and technology from local brands.

Porsche reported ​a 10% drop in deliveries to North America, driven partly by the discontinuation of U.S. tax incentives for electric vehicles, ​according to a company statement.

Its home market ​Germany was the only region that saw growth at 4%. ‌Deliveries ⁠in the rest of Europe plunged 18%.

Porsche pivoted back to combustion engine models and delayed the launch of some all-electric vehicles last year as demand ​sagged, at ​a cost ⁠of 1.8 billion euros ($2.1 billion) to earnings.

New CEO Michael Leiters has pledged a ​turnaround with ruthless cost-cutting and new ​models.

The first-quarter ⁠figures, which were impacted by the discontinuation of Porsche's combustion-engine 718 models and a strong prior-year ⁠period ​for the all-electric Macan, were "overall in ​line with our expectations", board member for sales Matthias Becker ​said.

($1 = 0.8559 euros)

Reporting by Rachel More Editing by Ludwig Burger

Source: Reuters


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