Porsche makes 50m-euro deliveries in August

Porsche Romania, the biggest importer on the local market, sold 4,000 cars in August, which made it the best month since the company entered the local market. At an average price of approximately 13,000 euros, the value of cars sold in August could exceed 50 million euros. Porsche Romania, the importer of the German group Volkswagen on the local market, delivered over 27,000 cars in the first eight months of the year. Volkswagen has recorded an about 50% jump in sales compared to the same period of last year, when the importer logged sales of 18,500 units, according to data from the Association of Automotive Manufacturers and Importers (APIA). Company officials link the increase in sales to the launch of new models, like the Volkswagen Jetta and Passat Variant, the Audi A6 Allroad and Q7, the Porsche 911 Turbo and Cayman, as well as to the new FR versions (Formula Racing with superior dynamic performance) of the Seat Altea and Leon. In the next few months, the company will also launch the new Audi TT, Seat Leon Cupra and Skoda Roomster models, which will allow the it to reach a 38,000-unit sales volume, according to its own estimates, up about 20% from 2005. Last year, Porsche Romania logged turnover worth 565 million euros and a profit of some 48 million euros. Porsche Romania’s best-selling model in the first seven months was the Skoda Octavia Tour, with almost 4,400 units, followed by another two Skoda models, the Fabia (4,300 units) and the new Octavia (nearly 3,600 units).