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Porsche Sales Numbers for 2021 – Another Record Setting Year

2021 – Porsche sells 55,000 new four-door models vs. just 14,000 new sports car coupe models!

Back in 2019 when no mask was needed, Porsche set record sales numbers. 2020 was a year of turmoil and included a shutdown of production during the pandemic. Porsche’s sales in 2020 were still remarkable, but 2021 new car sales have exceeded the 2019 numbers by a record amount. And, order books for 2022 are full – apparently!

While American manufacturers are moaning about no semiconductors, VW ensured enough of the little rascal chips were available for Porsche to deliver their new cars. The strategy worked with more than 70,000 new cars sold in the USA in 2021. Porsche now makes more money per vehicle sold than any other manufacturer in the USA. Not bad considering the financial mess Porsche found itself in some years ago. Read Full Article »

Porsche Transfer Case Warranty – Update

17 Weeks Have Passed Since a Valid Transfer Case Warranty Claim and Still No Check. So Why the Long Delay in Refunds?

As we reported, in late Q3 2020, Porsche began reaching out to owners with emails or physical mail providing warranty extension details for the transfer case on Macan and Cayenne models. Porsche said, “on certain model year Porsche Cayenne and Macan vehicles, the transfer case long term durability may be below Porsche’s high-quality standards.”

Many owners have already had to replace the transfer case on these models. So, Porsche agreed to pay for the previous repairs and provided a mechanism for making the claim. All well and good, except, as of January ’21, no one had got their refund check! Why the delay? Read Full Article »

Porsche Flat Battery – No-Start and Battery Draw Problem Solving

How Healthy is Your Battery? Diagnosing the Flat Battery, No Start or Battery Draw Problems on Your Porsche.

Good battery goes flat? – no power or weak power after overnight parking? Finding a draw on a battery that causes it to go flat or have very weak power after a relatively short period e.g., overnight parking, can be a real pain in the you know what! Finding the problem can be a long drawn out and frustrating process – often this can also be expensive because of the hours involved to establish the source of the problem.

Here’s what you need to know and some shortcuts to solving battery problems: Read Full Article »

Porsche North America Reports Sales Volume for 2020 – Not Many Suprises

Reading Between the Lines of a Crazy Pandemic Sales Year

2020 was certainly a wild ride from many perspectives and the business climate was generally disrupted throughout the country. You therefore, don’t need to be a rocket scientist to predict lower sales results from most enterprises. Having said that, Porsche posted results that actually are not too shabby and in fact, still show growth when compared to 2018.

Yes, overall sales declined by a little over 4000 cars, but volume held up pretty well considering the obscure environment or “new normal” that we find ourselves in. Don’t worry though, uncle Joe and the blue cavalry will sort it all out real soon and everything will be back to…well, different. So what do the sales numbers really tell us? Read Full Article »

Porsche is now an SUV Manufacturer with a Legendary Sports Car Pedigree

53 Years and a Million Reasons Why This Was Such a Good Idea

Porsche recently crossed an important milestone – the 1 millionth Porsche Cayenne rolled off the production line and was delivered to a smiling customer in Germany. Not bad for a sports car company that took the gamble to start the design and production work for an SUV style vehicle in the late 1990’s – that’s when most of us were pondering the Y2K problem!

It took Porsche 53 years to produce 1 million 911 coupes. The Cayenne has surpassed that number in a brief 18 years and looks easily set to overtake the all-time 911 production numbers. Along with its SUV partner, the Macan, the Cayenne has changed the Porsche dynamic and stolen the show. Read Full Article »

Porsche Technical Q & A – October 2020

Porsche Technical Q & A – Highlights of the Most Recent Technical Questions We’ve Answered – Some, No One Knows the Answer to Yet!

We receive thousands of visits every month to our common problems pages. We encourage you to contact us if you don’t find the answer to your particular issue and we do our best to try to find a solution.

We receive hundreds of questions every month in this way and we try to gather them together to identify any trends. The type of question varies dramatically from what appears to be design issues on new cars, to very unusual mechanical behavior. Here are some of the issues that have come up most recently.

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Porsche Extends Transfer Case Warranty

Good News for Cayenne and Macan Owners – Porsche Has Extended the Warranty Period on Your Transfer Case.

Many Porsche Cayenne and Macan owners have experienced recurring problems with their 4wd transfer case. We have the issues and the symptoms, such as vibrations under acceleration, highlighted in our common problems section.

Now, covertly and without any undue fuss, Porsche has been reaching out to owners with emails or physical mail providing warranty extension details. Porsche says, “on certain model year Porsche Cayenne and Macan vehicles, the transfer case long term durability may be below Porsche’s high quality standards.”

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Porsche News Highlights

Did You See the Story About the that New Porsche Thingy?

Our Summary of Brand News

There’s so much ‘stuff’ going on out there, it’s remarkably difficult and time consuming to remain well informed without being inundated with junk. Much of what’s written or discussed on news pages these days, seems more focused on placing adverts, rather than actually being informative. Even really good stories on serious news outlets are surrounded by the big cleavage click bait!

We’ve waded through the junk to bring you the most recent meaningful highlights of the latest Porsche brand news: Read Full Article »

Porsche Maintenance Plan – Is it worth it?

Porsche Maintenance Plan for New Cars – Is it Worth Paying for Maintenance Upfront and What Do You Get for Your Money?

Porsche offers the optional prepaid ‘Scheduled Maintenance Plan’ for its new vehicles. There were changes to the plan more recently, as all new cars now include a complimentary first annual or 10K mile service. Some of these maintenance plans on offer, can run into multiple thousands of dollars.

So, what do you get for your money if you decide to pay for maintenance up front and what are the benefits? We remove the smoke and mirrors to give you a better look at what is actually going on here. No Refunds! Read Full Article »

Porsche Diagnostic Trouble Codes – OBD2

Porsche DTCs, Fault Codes or Trouble Codes – How to Make Sense and Take Advantage of those OBD2 Codes on Your Porsche.

So, you’re working from home, bored and hooked on Amazon shopping. You decide it’s time to get one of those fancy new DTC OBD2 code readers and do a spot of that there mechanic stuff yourself – how difficult can it be? You plug in, read the code and there’s your answer – simple, right?

“This little thing will save us a fortune in repair bills, babe,” you proudly announce to your wife, as you rip open the box and head for the garage. Let’s see what that check engine light on the Porsche is really all about. You got this, no worries, right?

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