Porsche continues on its growth track with a 21% increase in customer deliveries for August, 2012. It wasn't just one area that Porsche saw growth in. Rather, all sales regions contributed. The US went up 38.6%, while China grew more than 28%. 1559 911 models were delivered to customers representing a 29.5% growth over August of last …
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Porsche Cars North America Sales Figures for August 2012
Porsche Cars North America recently announced August 2012 sales of 3,026 vehicles. Compared to 2,184 vehicles sold last August, this represents a 39% increase. For the year, Porsche has sold 22,279 cars in the U.S., a nine percent increase over last year's sales of 20,494. "Our all-new Boxster and 911 sports cars continue to be in high …
Continue to the full articleTruSpeed is Down but Not Out of the 2012 Pirelli World Challenge Series
Heading north to Sonoma this weekend for the finale of the 2012 Pirelli World Challenge Series at Sears Point Raceway TruSpeed is in the hunt. While the factory Cadillac team mathematically clinched the driver’s and manufacturer’s championships two weeks ago at Mid-Ohio, the privateer TruSpeed team is aiming for 2nd place in the team and …
Continue to the full articleExperience What it’s Like to be Trackside During the 2012 ALMS at Road America
The first time we ever experienced a race we were overwhelmed by the aural experience and recounted it to you in "Confessions of a Motorsport Virgin". For those of you who have yet to experience a race in person, the crew over at Drive has put together a 27 minute video that does a great job piecing together the various sites and sounds one …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Claims 4 of the Top 10 Mecum Auction Results in Monterey, Including a New World Record!
It wasn't that long ago that a record was set for the highest price ever paid for a Porsche at auction during the Gooding and Co auction on Amelia Island. This past weekend in Monterey, that record was smashed! Among a number of historic and significant racing Porsches, the 1972 Porsche L&M 917/10 Spyder stood apart. Billed as the "world's most …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Results and Pictures in the ALMS at Road America
The Flying Lizard team put themselves in position to win this weekend with Marco Holzer qualifying the #44 Flying Lizard Porsche in P1 and Joerg Bergmeister driving the $45 in P2. Bergmeister was able to grab the lead from the start and held it for the next 45 minutes as he battled with his teammate Holzer, the No. 4 Corvette and the No. 55 BMW. …
Continue to the full articleQualifying Results for Porsche in the ALMS at Road America
This weekend's race is shaping up to be a good one for Porsche and a great one for the Flying Lizard Motorsport team. In just his second full season in the ALMS, Porsche's Marco Holzer took his first P1 position in the #44 Flying Lizard Motorsport Porsche that he shares with team owner Seth Neiman. Sitting right next to him on the pole will be …
Continue to the full articlePorsche AG (worldwide) Sales Figures for July 2012
Earlier today Porsche AG reported a 16% increase in July sales as compared to the same month of the previous year. While the US only realized a 1% increase in same period sales (see Porsche Cars North America July 2012 Sales Figures), Europe saw a 25% gain with Asia-Pacific not too far behind at 17% growth. According to member of the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Results and Pictures in the ALMS at Mid-Ohio
After watching Olympic swimming all week I'm getting used to the idea of close finishes. In a sport where the competition is over in just minutes it doesn't seem all that strange for first and second place to be separated by just a few hundredths of a second. But that's swimming. In racing, especially a two hour and forty five minute, 115 lap …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Cars North America Sales Figures for July 2012
Porsche Cars North America announced today sales of 2,803 vehicles for July 2012. This is a one percent increase from the same period last year and makes for a total of 19,253 Porsches sold year to date in the U.S., a five percent increase over last year's sales. "Our all-new Boxster and 911 models continue to be in high-demand," said …
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