Mercedes’ Flagship Drop Prime Threatens Porsche 911 on Sportscar Charts
The newest sportscar gross sales figures out of Germany make for some fascinating studying. Historically the area of Porsche’s 911, a brand new pretender has emerged to the throne and it’s a little bit of a shock to some. The Mercedes-Benz SL has shot into second place in a market that has additionally grown considerably year-on-year
Sportscar Gross sales Virtually a Third Up
Germany’s KBA Federal Motor Transport Authority in Flensburg studies that 224,816 new automobiles have been licensed in that nation for the primary time in September 2022. That’s a substantial 14.1 p.c up on a yr in the past. The sportscar section nevertheless grew by greater than double that at 32.8 p.c, as markets return to normality after an absurd couple of years. The two,286 new sportscar registrations symbolize about one p.c of the market.
Digging a bit deeper and it emerges that longtime sportscar gross sales champion Porsche 911 stays out entrance on 685 new registrations. That’s 17.5 p.c up in comparison with the earlier yr. However the 911 is now underneath strain for the primary time shortly. The brand new Mercedes SL has actually appeared out of nowhere to all of the sudden take second place on a powerful 415 new registrations.
Two Mercedes Fashions in Sportscar Prime 3
Mercedes has two automobiles on the German sportscar gross sales podium, however third place in an previous favourite. 219 examples of the brand new E-Class coupé discovered properties in September. That shoved the BMW Z4, Audi TT and Ford Mustang off the rostrum. A 3rd Mercedes, the AMG GT sits in seventh. Different losers embody the Porsche Boxster taking a 50.7% gross sales bathtub in ninth place. The Jaguar F-Kind dropped 13.5% over the yr in eleventh place, and the Audi R8 hemorrhaged 61.5% down in seventeenth.
German New Sports activities Automobile Registrations
Prime Ten September 2022
1. Porsche 911 685
2. Mercedes SL 415
3. Mercedes E-Class Coupe 219
4. BMW Z4 193
5. Audi TT 171
6. Ford Mustang 158
7. Mercedes AMG GT 94
8. Porsche Cayman 78
9. Porsche Boxster 72
10. Toyota Supra 51
Photographs: Mercedes-Benz
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