In the first half of 2015, Porsche had the most successful half-year in the company's history with new record figures for vehicle deliveries, sales revenue and earnings. The sports car maker delivered 113,984 vehicles in the first six months of the 2015 fiscal year, up 30 percent compared to the same period in 2014.
During this time, revenue increased 33 percent to €10.85 billion. The operating profit surpassed the 2014 figure by 21 percent yielding €1.70 billion. The number of employees also increased by ten percent to 23,477 individuals.
"All models and derivatives that we have recently launched have proven to be top sellers in their markets," said Matthias Müller, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG, explaining this success by citing the attractive product range of Porsche cars. "This pertains to the Macan model series as much as it does to the new GT models, 911 GT3 RS and Cayman GT4, plus the new GTS derivatives for 911 and Cayenne."
In his outlook of the results, Lutz Meschke, Member of the Executive Board for Finance and IT at Porsche AG, was optimistic that Porsche will surpass the previous year's results in the 2015 fiscal year and will reach the self-set target of a 15 percent return on sales.
Meschke also pointed out positive currency effects which have lessened the burdens of the very high investments in future technologies and the build-out of the production sites. With several projects planned, Porsche will invest more than €1 billion in Zuffenhausen and Weissach by 2020. Porsche is currently spending another €0.5 billion on the extension of the Leipzig plant.
During this time, revenue increased 33 percent to €10.85 billion. The operating profit surpassed the 2014 figure by 21 percent yielding €1.70 billion. The number of employees also increased by ten percent to 23,477 individuals.
"All models and derivatives that we have recently launched have proven to be top sellers in their markets," said Matthias Müller, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG, explaining this success by citing the attractive product range of Porsche cars. "This pertains to the Macan model series as much as it does to the new GT models, 911 GT3 RS and Cayman GT4, plus the new GTS derivatives for 911 and Cayenne."
In his outlook of the results, Lutz Meschke, Member of the Executive Board for Finance and IT at Porsche AG, was optimistic that Porsche will surpass the previous year's results in the 2015 fiscal year and will reach the self-set target of a 15 percent return on sales.
Meschke also pointed out positive currency effects which have lessened the burdens of the very high investments in future technologies and the build-out of the production sites. With several projects planned, Porsche will invest more than €1 billion in Zuffenhausen and Weissach by 2020. Porsche is currently spending another €0.5 billion on the extension of the Leipzig plant.
