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Originally Posted by Nine8Six
Speak for North America and Europe (other than Italy and the UK). The market only started about ten years ago in Asia and Middle-East. Community of sport, luxury and supercars is growing by 'millions' every years here in China alone, and not likely to stop anytime soon. All imports. Not a single week goes by without seeing a trailler full of Lambo, Ferrari, Porsche 911, AMGs, A.M., you name it they are everywhere.
Petrol imported from Russia - Cheap Cheap!!!
Go Go Green  pffffff |
China buys super cars and SUVs. They don't buy sports cars. They buy a tonne of Cayenne in China, barely any Boxsters and Caymans.
Personally, I think the article is mostly right, at least in sentiment. Sports cars are in long term decline. Core western markets are losing interest while emerging markets want luxury cars, SUVs and super cars. Not sports cars.
And when someone buys a Cayenne in China, it's not because the understand the tradition and history of Porsche sports cars.