Porsche’s international gross sales outcomes for 2024 are formally out, and so they’re a combined bag. Whole deliveries dropped by 3% to 310,718 models, however the enjoyable automobiles powered by combustion engines had been up. As well as, the Cayenne flourished final yr, a lot in order that it ended the yr in first place. The Panamera and Macan fell, though not practically as laborious because the Taycan. The luxury EV’s final 12 months had been terrible, with gross sales plummeting by 49%.

Solely 20,836 Taycans had been delivered to prospects final yr. Porsche blames the mannequin’s mid-cycle facelift, which normally slows issues down. As well as, the home of Zuffenhausen admits the “ramp-up of electrical mobility is usually continuing extra slowly than deliberate.” In different phrases, they had been overly optimistic in regards to the rise of EVs. Consequently, the German luxurious model has already admitted it would put fuel engines in automobiles initially supposed as EVs.

Porsche’s different electrical automobile, the second-generation Macan, practically matched Taycan gross sales. The zero-emission crossover registered 18,278 gross sales, regardless that deliveries solely began on the finish of September. The EV is off to a powerful begin however has some large footwear to fill. Regardless of being axed from Europe due to new cybersecurity laws, the gas-fueled Macan nonetheless racked up 64,517 gross sales.

For readability, shipments of the first-gen Macan did not finish in Europe till July, when the brand new laws took impact. Thus, Porsche may nonetheless promote the ICE-powered crossover within the EU in the course of the first half of 2024. Based on the newest official assertion, manufacturing of the unique Macan will finish in 2026. Nevertheless, we would not essentially exclude an prolonged life cycle, though that would rely upon the recognition of its electrical successor.

Elsewhere, the Cayenne hit six figures final yr, ending 2024 with 102,889 models delivered to prospects worldwide. The larger SUV was up 18% year-over-year, fueled by the launch of a radical facelift in 2023. A purely electrical Cayenne is within the works and is predicted to land earlier than the top of the last decade.

The Panamera fell by 13% to 29,587 automobiles, with Porsche citing decrease demand in China, the place sedans are nonetheless an enormous deal. 2024 was a foul yr for the model within the Folks’s Republic, as whole shipments fell by 28%. Demand surged in all the opposite areas, however not sufficient to compensate for the huge drop in China.

We talked about enjoyable automobiles at first. The 911 rose by 2% to 50,941 models, whereas the Boxster/Cayman blossomed by 15% to 23,670 automobiles. The 718’s efficiency is especially spectacular as a result of, very similar to the first-gen Macan, it too was axed in Europe because of cybersecurity laws.

We ponder whether the gross sales success of the Boxster and Cayman final yr is said to their upcoming demise. By yr’s finish, an EV successor will substitute the fuel sports activities automobile. Nevertheless, a current report states that the electrical sports activities automobile’s growth is not going as deliberate.