IHS Automotive predicts 63,000 Macans to be sold in 2014 debut

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Zues

Discussion Starter · Aug 13, 2013

IHS Automotive expects Porsche to reach its goal of 200,000 vehicle sales each year four years ahead of time. This forecast is in large part due to the expected release of the 2014 Porsche Macan. IHS expects the Porsche Macan to sell 63,000 units in its first year. That amount of sales would make the Macan the best-selling vehicle in Porsche's line-up, surpassing the Cayenne.

Porsche sales and marketing chief Bernhard Maier thinks differently though. He says that IHS's forecast is too high. According to him, Porsche will not even offer that many Macans in its first year as the company continues to ramp up production.

Nevertheless, the Macan is going to be a hit, and it is going to be Porsche's cheapest offering. So I guess I'll be seeing even more of the Macan on the road that I do the cayenne now. Perfect.

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mr.smith

· #2 · Aug 13, 2013

I am assuming that sales won't actually be this high since Porsche says it just won't be offering up that many vehicles. So it is kinda weird that IHS is predicting something the company says it is not going to do. This still points to the Macan being the number one selling Porsche, and an incredibly popular vehicle all-in-all.

Porsche is doing so well right now. There really isn't another car brand that is quite like them.

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MacanMan

· #3 · Aug 13, 2013

I think we'll even see sales surpass that, give it time...this will be one of the most common CUV's on the road. Eventually it should outnumber Cayennes

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Zues

Discussion Starter · #4 · Aug 13, 2013

It is amazing that Porsche will reach its goal of 200,000 vehicles per year for years ahead of time. I wonder what the new goal will be. 300,000? 350,000? Taking over the world???

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mr.smith

· #5 · Aug 14, 2013

Zues said:
It is amazing that Porsche will reach its goal of 200,000 vehicles per year for years ahead of time. I wonder what the new goal will be. 300,000? 350,000? Taking over the world???

Well, if Porsche continues to create vehicles to compete in more and more segments we could see a huge growth in sales. Does anybody know if Porsche is planning anymore new vehicles to compete in new segments in the near future?

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