Porsche’s sales figures in China have recently fallen. A sales expert is now to take over responsibility for the important market.
Porsche is changing its China boss. Alexander Pollich, previously Managing Director of Porsche Germany, will become President and Managing Director of Porsche China, Hong Kong and Macao in Shanghai, the Stuttgart-based carmaker announced. He is expected to take up his new post on September 1st.
With him, an internationally experienced sales expert will take over responsibility for the important Chinese sales market, it continues. His predecessor, Michael Kirsch, will move to another position in the group. Porsche sales in China have recently been declining.
The 57-year-old Pollich has been CEO of Porsche Germany since 2018. To date, he has developed the Porsche business in Germany, Canada and Great Britain. “We are delighted to have gained Alexander Pollich, a proven and experienced sales professional, for the currently particularly challenging Chinese market. He will further strengthen the attractiveness of the brand in China,” said Detlev von Platen, Member of the Board of Management, Sales and Marketing.
A third fewer vehicles delivered to China
Porsche sold fewer sports and off-road vehicles in the first half of the year, partly due to weak business in China. A third fewer vehicles were delivered to China in the first six months of this year than in the same period last year. The main reason for this was the ongoing tense economic situation in the country, it was recently said. 155,945 vehicles were delivered worldwide from January to June.
Source: Stern
