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Porsche vies with new Maserati as China grabs luxury limelight
… as much as 18 percent while still adding 20 horsepower. "We remain carefully optimistic," Porsche sales chief Bernhard Maier said in an interview. With the new Panamera and recently overhauled 911 sports car, Porsche's "better prepared …
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Porsche says new Panamera's sales to beat old model
… with the BMW 7-series and Mercedes-Benz S-class flagships, since the model was launched in 2009, sales chief Bernhard Maier told Reuters at the Shanghai auto show on Saturday. "I certainly see the chance that if world markets continue to …
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Porsche's March sales rise 19.8% on strong German, U.S. demand
… responses to the uncertainties on the market are products that induce great enthusiasm in customers," Porsche sales boss Bernhard Maier said in a statement. With a volume of about 20,000 in the first quarter, the Cayenne SUV accounted for more the …
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Panamera wagon is 'more likely'
… positive reaction at the show last week means that "it is getting more likely that we will do such a car," said Bernhard Maier , Porsche AG board member for sales and marketing. At a recent customer clinic, company officials said the response …
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Porsche car sales rose 16% in July on German, China demand
… course of the year, despite the economic uncertainty in Europe," the automaker's head of sales and marketing, Bernhard Maier , said in a statement on Tuesday. July sales in Germany grew 31 percent to 1,694 cars, while China sales rose …
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Talks and tributes
… speakers included Opel CEO Karl-Friedrich Stracke, Volvo Cars CEO Stefan Jacoby and Porsche sales and marketing boss Bernhard Maier . Photographs by Silvia Steinbach Ferrari Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo gave the keynote speech. He said the …
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Volkswagen and Porsche deepen production links
… s main factory, where capacity is limited to between 35,000 and 40,000 vehicles a year, Porsche sales chief Bernhard Maier told Reuters. "We're reaching the limits of our capacity," Maier said. "We need to expand." For VW, whose …
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Porsche: No plans for model priced below Boxster
… automaker's head of sales and marketing. "To build a Porsche for 30,000 euros currently doesn't fit our brand," Bernhard Maier told the Automotive News Europe Congress in Monaco today. "The extraordinary purchase experience is not for free …
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Porsche has no plans to introduce a model below the Boxster, sales chief says
… automaker's head of sales and marketing. "To build a Porsche for 30,000 euros currently doesn't fit our brand," Bernhard Maier told the Automotive News Europe Congress in Monaco today. "The extraordinary purchase experience is not for free …
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European execs assess a market in turmoil
… speakers are Renault COO Carlos Tavares, Opel/Vauxhall CEO Karl-Friedrich Stracke, Porsche sales and marketing boss Bernhard Maier and Autoliv CEO Jan Carlson. Ferrari Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo is the keynote dinner speaker.
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European execs assess a market in turmoil
… speakers are Renault COO Carlos Tavares, Opel/Vauxhall CEO Karl-Friedrich Stracke, Porsche sales and marketing boss Bernhard Maier and Autoliv CEO Jan Carlson. Ferrari Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo will be the keynote dinner speaker.
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Porsche's new SUV is the Macan
… Cayenne Jr. because it will be smaller than Porsche's Cayenne. Porsche will build the Macan in Leipzig, Germany. Bernhard Maier , head of sales and marketing for Porsche AG, said: "The name of a new Porsche has to fit with the brand, sound …
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Macan SUV will have key role in boosting Porsche sales
… combines all the characteristics of a sports car with the advantages of an SUV and is a real Porsche," sales chief Bernhard Maier said in the statement. The vehicle's name stems from the Indonesian word for tiger, Porsche said. It will be …
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Porsche expects 2012 to be another record year
… 6.5 percent in 2012, giving the sports car maker another record year, the brand's sales and marketing chief Bernhard Maier told Automotive News Europe . Maier said 2011 was the best sales year in the brand's history to date. Interim figures …
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Porsche goal: Double U.S. sales by 2018
… automaker is looking into "slightly consolidating" its U.S. dealer network over the next few years. In April, Bernhard Maier , Porsche's global sales and marketing chief, told Automotive News that the network may be reduced to 190 outlets …
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Porsche aims to double its annual U.S. sales
… automaker is looking to "slightly consolidating" the dealer network structure over the next few years. In April, Bernhard Maier , Porsche's global sales and marketing chief, told Automotive News Europe that the dealer network may be reduced …
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Porsche begins Leipzig plant expansion as German automakers head east
… euros in the west, IW said in a study released this month. "The Leipzig plant is buzzing," Porsche sales chief Bernhard Maier said in e-mailed response to questions. "The level of orders is huge and prospects continue to look positive …
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Porsche aims to double sales of 911 with new generation
… Automotive News Europe . Porsche did not officially confirm the projected higher sales target. Sales and marketing chief Bernhard Maier told Automotive News Europe : "We are confident that the 911 will continue to take a strong position in the Porsche …
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Porsche July sales fall as 911 demand drops
… the next few months and believe that new vehicles like the Panamera diesel will underpin sales figures in Europe," Bernhard Maier , Porsche's sales chief, said in the statement. While deliveries of the 911 slumped 35 percent to 1,666 vehicles …
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Porsche's first-half profit leaps on China, N. America demand
… statement. To sustain growth, Porsche aims to adjust rollouts to have at least one new product each year, sales chief Bernhard Maier said last month. The key model in 2011 will be the seventh generation of the 911, which debuts at the IAA in Frankfurt …
