On the eve of the Paris Motor Show, Porsche is reporting record revenue, profit and sales for the 2005/2006 year of business, which ended on July 31st. According to provisional figures, revenue of the Porsche Group was up 10.6 per cent to approximately Euro 7.27 billion (previous year: Euro 6.57 billion).
Group sales were up 9.5 per cent to a total of 96,794 cars (previous year: 88,379 units). This growth was driven in particular by Porsche ’s new sports cars, the 911 accelerating by 23.6 per cent to 34,386 units — never before have so many 911s been sold in one year of business. Up by 55 per cent, the increase in Boxster sales was even more significant. Out of the record figure of 27,906 units, 14,002 of the cars sold were new Cayman models. Total production was 102,602 units, 12.8 per cent more than in the previous year (90,954 units).
