After scoring their second LMP1 podium at last month's WEC race in Japan, the team was looking to capitalize on that momentum. Qualifying went very well, as Romain Dumas took the pole position from Toyota by the tiniest of fractions of a second. It would seem that every race that goes by, Porsche is getting just a little closer to that first …
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Woman Buys Porsche. Totals It As She Drives Off Lot.
According to a story in the Daily Mirror, a woman in Shenyang, China had just taken delivery of her new Porsche Boxster when she totaled it as she pulled out of the dealer's lot. Porsche salesman Qiang Chiu said: "We were still waving her goodbye when she shot forward and there was a tremendous bang." Apparently, the new Porsche …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Cayman Gets A Drive Through Blessing At Buddhist Temple In China
Buddhist monks are known for bestowing blessings on people, marriages, etc. In fact, the practice is so common that many stores have been built up at or near various temples where worshipers can purchase "offerings" (usually consisting of food and other needed household items) in exchange for a blessing. However, in recent years the idea of …
Continue to the full articlePorsche AG Reports Worldwide January 2014 Sales
Porsche carried forward the positive business growth of last year in January 2014: With 12,225 vehicles, the number of deliveries to customers worldwide was 1.4 per cent above the good result of the same month last year, which was hugely successful thanks to the fresh energy that the latest 911 models and the third generation of the Boxster brought …
Continue to the full articleChina Roars Ahead as Porsche’s Fastest-growing Region
In 2013, Porsche China expects to continue building upon its spectacular successes from the past year and further establish its position as the leading luxury sports car maker in the market. The marque set another sales record in 2012, delivering a total of 31,205 cars across mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, realizing a growth rate of 28.2 …
Continue to the full articleThe Pimped Porsches of China. Why They Do It.
While the US remains Porsche's single largest market with 35,043 cars delivered in 2012, China is a close second with 31,205 Porsches delivered (and will soon overtake the US) . China’s love affair with Porsche started with the Cayenne and slowly spread out over the rest of the range. The Chinese market for expensive cars is still very young, …
Continue to the full articleHow to Get a Chinese Porsche Dealer’s Attention When They Won’t Fix a Problem with Your New Cayenne
Mr. Guo bought his Cayenne Turbo in July of 2011 for $2.7 million yuan (if Google's math is correct, and I'm sure it is, that's $423,000 bucks!) from a dealer in Taiyuan China. About a year after Guo purchased the Cayenne he claims the brakes failed while parking in an underground garage. As a result, the Porsche hit a wall causing damage to the …
Continue to the full articleThe Cayenne and Panamera Continue to Sell Well World-Wide
Yesterday Porsche released sales number for most of their major markets. Two regions to be highlighted were the Middle East and China. China has always been an important and growing market for Porsche, but this is the first time we can remember seeing a release specifically about the Middle East. Record Sales in Middle East According to …
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