Porsche Has A Delicate Product Situation On Its Hands

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The first-generation Porsche Cayenne may have been the brand's savior in the 2000s, but its modern successor could be contributing to a challenging schism facing the company today. SUVs like the Cayenne and Macan are, unsurprisingly, its volume-selling models, but a report from the Wall Street Journal suggests those same vehicles are causing the brand to become less profitable (and prestigious), especially when faced with the modern trade challenges presented by the Trump administration's tariffs on imported vehicles.

According to the WSJ, Porsche's stock price is down 21 percent so far this year, while Ferrari, a much more expensive brand, is actually up 8 percent. The news outlet suggests that Porsche's reliance on cheaper, mass-market SUVs could be the problem, since those vehicles are much more susceptible to price increases. After all, a prospective Macan shopper with $70,000 to spend might suddenly realize that cash, which bought an S model last year, now barely covers the postage for an absolute base trim – suddenly, a hard-loaded BMW X3 may seem more appealing.

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Part of the mass-market SUV problem is that Porsche views its status as a European automaker very important to consumers. While the X3, X5, and X7 crossovers are built at BMW's plant in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, P-cars need to come from Europe to maintain their cachet – at least according to reporting from Motor1. Quoting Porsche CEO Oliver Blume, Motor1 said that the company's German-made status is very important to American consumers – who, we're assuming, are okay with the fact that Cayennes come from Bratislava, Slovakia.