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Porsche Celebrates 20 Years in China With Classy Yet Action-Filled Video

Porsche has lit its corporate birthday cake candles in the People’s Republic, as the company is celebrating 20 years since their official arrival in what has since become their largest single market globally.
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To mark the event, Porsche took to the Tianmen Mountain road in the Hunan Province, setting the 911 Carrera S and Taycan Turbo loose on the twisty course. Sprinkled with classic music and the occasional powerslide, the video was just uploaded on the company’s YouTube channel, and can be seen at the bottom of the page.

In the first six months of the year alone, Porsche sold no less than 48,654 vehicles in China. This represented a 23% increase over the challenging 2020. Demand for their two-door sports cars recorded a significant growth, with the latest 911 accounting for 2,324 units, an impressive 83% boost compared to the previous year.

In the Asia-Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East, the automaker delivered 69,198 sports cars from January to the end of June. Another 40,435 cars were sold in Europe, including 13,094 in Germany, up 22%. On the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, in the United States, they recorded a 50% sales jump to 36,326 vehicles, and in the entire America region, they shipped 44,023 cars, up 51%.

In total, Porsche sold 153,656 vehicles in the first half of 2021, up 31% compared to the previous year. Unsurprisingly, the Cayenne flagship SUV was the brand’s best-selling model, with 44,050 units shipped globally, up 12%. The smaller Macan followed it, with 43,618 examples sold in the first half of the year, a 27% increase.

The Taycan electric series was chosen by 19,822 customers. The 911 accounted for 20,611 units, and the 718 Boxster and Cayman contributed with another 11,922. Finally, demand for the Panamera increased by 6%, to 13,633.

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About the author: Cristian Gnaticov
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After a series of unfortunate events put an end to Cristian's dream of entering a custom built & tuned old-school Dacia into a rally competition, he moved on to drive press cars and write for a living. He's worked for several automotive online journals and now he's back at autoevolution after his first tour in the mid-2000s.
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