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Porsche Proves Volume Oriented Sales Are Not The Way To Go

Agent009 submitted on 12/6/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:29:41 AM

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Porsche's announced its annual figures, revealing results that most carmakers would give their right arms for.



Pre-tax profits are up to €2.11 billion ($2.81 billion USD)from €1.238 billion ($1.65 billion USD), and after taxes it's still €1.393 billion (1.85 billion USD), almost doubling the previous year's income. And the company's still got almost €2 billion ($2.66 billion USD) cash in the bank, despite buying almost 30 per cent of VW.

For the future, Porsche said that: "Even Porsche faces restrictions ... in the world today. However, Porsche will not in any way deviate from the Company's clearly profit-oriented – and not volume-oriented – business policy.

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Porsche Proves Volume Oriented Sales Are Not The Way To Go

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Homer008

Porsche's #1 secret is its appeal.
Ford and GM's #1 secret is also appeal, lack thereof.

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Posted on 12/6/2006 10:41:13 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

quizz

It's all in the options... dang, everything is an option, just be happy the a/c is now standard

but the business model works :)

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Posted on 12/6/2006 12:38:53 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

S4cabriofoxone

I love Porsche.

Best car company in the world.

They're beautiful, they're God-like to drive, they're reliable (!), they have top-notch interiors, and they're worth every penny of "prestige pricing".

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Posted on 12/6/2006 5:57:05 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

huu76

Porsche is obviously doing something right. Congrats to them.

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Posted on 12/6/2006 10:28:51 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

S4cabriofoxone

Are you implying that they don't do anything right?

Have you ever seen a Porsche?

Obviously not!

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Posted on 12/6/2006 11:38:18 PM | | Votes: 0   

huu76

LOL, German's are so touchy, even a compliment is taken the wrong way.

My remark was saying Porsche doesn't need to cheapen their cars like BMW/MB and Audi inorder to make money.

Since it's quite apparent you've never read any of my posts, Porsche is the only German brand that I was respect for, they have real prestige (even above Lexus). Their cars are not overpriced unlike the other crap cars from the Rhine.

Ugly or not, sitting and driving a Porsche is still special.

I've driven one on the open road before. Have you?

Comeback when you have something intelligent to say.

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Posted on 12/7/2006 1:06:53 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

racer_65

Driving a Porsche gives you a high. That's why there is no substitute!

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Posted on 12/7/2006 1:32:13 AM | | Votes: 1   

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