Porsche achieves growth in revenue and operating result

The operating result compared with the same period in the previous year grew by around 11% to €3.3 billion, with revenue increasing by 12% to €19.1 billion. The return on sales was 17.4%. Deliveries grew by 6%, with the company handing over 196,562 vehicles to customers by the end of September. The workforce grew around 8% to reach 31,753 employees.

Porsche recorded particularly strong growth in deliveries in Europe in the first nine months of 2018, with an increase of 9% to 66,551 units. In Germany alone, deliveries increased by 13% to 24,709 vehicles. Growth in China, the largest single market of Porsche, was also up 4% with 56,254 vehicles delivered. 

In terms of the model ranges, the Panamera showed the largest percentage increase. Up to the end of September, deliveries of the four-door sports car increased by 60%. In Europe, more than 60% of these vehicles were equipped with a plug-in hybrid drive. The 911 also saw double-digit growth with an increase of 19%. The highest-volume model ranges remain the Macan with 68,050 delivered vehicles and the Cayenne with 49,715 units.