991 selling well...

[NIgt3]

The Chinese economy is still strong then!

[cayman-black]

They must sell as there are loads on the market ,here and in Europe for sale.
LOADS!

[itsybitsy]

good news for anyone with a late 997.2 then!

[lordturpin]

Not all is good....

BERLIN, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Porsche <VOWG_p.DE> will halt weekend production
of two-seater sports cars at its biggest plant next year as Europe's deepening
debt crisis is eroding demand for luxury vehicles, company sources said.
Porsche will limit the working week to five days at its headquarter factory
in Zuffenhausen from January, where it has been running eight extra shifts on
Saturdays since September to clear orders for the revamped 911 model, the
sources said on Monday on condition they not be identified because the matter
is confidential.
The number of Porsche 911, Boxster and Cayman vehicles assembled in
Zuffenhausen and destined for austerity-strapped European markets will drop
10.7 percent next year to 14,543 cars, according to research firm IHS
Automotive.

[stuckmojo]

What about the UK figures? I think that's the crucial figure, considering the RHD nature of these cars.

I hope it sells well (cynically planning a used purchase in the future, especially with regards to 997.2 residuals)

[itsybitsy]

the fact that they are not producing nearly as many sports cars is surely a good thing for owners no more 30000+ a year 911s of the mid 2000s!

[stevod]

lordturpin said:

Not all is good....

BERLIN, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Porsche <VOWG_p.DE> will halt weekend production
of two-seater sports cars at its biggest plant next year as Europe's deepening
debt crisis is eroding demand for luxury vehicles, company sources said.
Porsche will limit the working week to five days at its headquarter factory
in Zuffenhausen from January, where it has been running eight extra shifts on
Saturdays since September to clear orders for the revamped 911 model, the
sources said on Monday on condition they not be identified because the matter
is confidential.
The number of Porsche 911, Boxster and Cayman vehicles assembled in
Zuffenhausen and destined for austerity-strapped European markets will drop
10.7 percent next year to 14,543 cars, according to research firm IHS
Automotive.

Isn't this to be expected now that production has started in Osnabruck?

It can be spun any which way to suit, of course...

S

[Output Flange]

When I bought my 997, the salesman at OPC Swindon said that they weren't selling many 991s as 911 owners were finding the cost to change to be too big, and many were either keeping their cars longer than usual, or were downsizing into Boxsters.

How true that is I don't know, but that was his story.

[anonymous-user]

Output Flange said:

When I bought my 997, the salesman at OPC Swindon said that they weren't selling many 991s as 911 owners were finding the cost to change to be too big, and many were either keeping their cars longer than usual, or were downsizing into Boxsters.

How true that is I don't know, but that was his story.

That certainly reflects my thinking, the hanging on to my 997, that is. Anyone know how many have been sold in the UK compared with 997s last year? In all honesty I see very few 991s about.

[Koln-RS]

REALIST123 said:

That certainly reflects my thinking, the hanging on to my 997, that is. Anyone know how many have been sold in the UK compared with 997s last year? In all honesty I see very few 991s about.

I've seen a surprisingly large number of 991s in the UK. You have to take a second glance because they do look very similar to the 997, but I would say they are already more prevelant than 997 GT3s or Turbos.

Not sure if that is a good or a bad thing. My OPC did say that they thought Porsche had created an over-supply during the first year of production.

[Output Flange]

I work in Mayfair - which is usually a good barometer of prestige car sales - and I'd say 997s outnumber 991s by 5:1, for cooking variants.

[anonymous-user]

Koln-RS said:

REALIST123 said:

That certainly reflects my thinking, the hanging on to my 997, that is. Anyone know how many have been sold in the UK compared with 997s last year? In all honesty I see very few 991s about.

I've seen a surprisingly large number of 991s in the UK. You have to take a second glance because they do look very similar to the 997, but I would say they are already more prevelant than 997 GT3s or Turbos.

Not sure if that is a good or a bad thing. My OPC did say that they thought Porsche had created an over-supply during the first year of production.

Maybe in London? That would be the last place I would go willingly, and on my travels around the outlying, prettier areas, I see very few.

[Captain James T]

Output Flange said:

I work in Mayfair - which is usually a good barometer of prestige car sales - and I'd say 997s outnumber 991s by 5:1, for cooking variants.

That would be explained by the fact that the 991 two-wheel-drive NA models have been out 11 months, whereas the 997 has been out since August 2004..... That's eight years and three months so that's a relatively good ratio

[Output Flange]

Captain James T said:

That would be explained by the fact that the 991 two-wheel-drive NA models have been out 11 months, whereas the 997 has been out since August 2004..... That's eight years and three months so that's a relatively good ratio

Not exactly. Around there you tend to see the latest iteration of any given model. I'd expect the ratio to be much closer TBH.

[Captain James T]

[anonymous-user]

Output Flange said:

Captain James T said:

That would be explained by the fact that the 991 two-wheel-drive NA models have been out 11 months, whereas the 997 has been out since August 2004..... That's eight years and three months so that's a relatively good ratio

Not exactly. Around there you tend to see the latest iteration of any given model. I'd expect the ratio to be much closer TBH.

Indeed. Wouldn't expect to see many 8 YO 911s in Mayfair.....

[Captain James T]

[xftdr]

REALIST123 said:

That certainly reflects my thinking, the hanging on to my 997, that is. Anyone know how many have been sold in the UK compared with 997s last year? In all honesty I see very few 991s about.

I live in Winchester which is a reasonably affluent area and I have not seen a single 991. I hear on the grapevine that they are not selling but who knows the truth?

[Carl_Docklands]

xftdr said:

REALIST123 said:

That certainly reflects my thinking, the hanging on to my 997, that is. Anyone know how many have been sold in the UK compared with 997s last year? In all honesty I see very few 991s about.

I live in Winchester which is a reasonably affluent area and I have not seen a single 991. I hear on the grapevine that they are not selling but who knows the truth?

I have seen a couple now but not many, they look huge on the road.

[catfood12]

Trying to haggle on a new Cayenne, little discount available (as opposed to none last week), OPC says, we'll give you the full 8.5% frontend off a 991, as figures below target. Not a lot doing on the Cayenne's as they don't appear to need to take any prisoners there where sales are concerned.