Porsche News Update WTH??

davetronic · Post by **davetronic** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 9:59 pm

Just received the latest Porsche News Update email, featuring the Macan. Got all excited about some facelift news, only to find it just seems to go on about how good the existing 2.0 Macan is. So the new order is still on hold - or is this an April Fools wind up !!??

Dandock · Post by **Dandock** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 10:05 pm

davetronic wrote: ↑Wed Apr 04, 2018 9:59 pm Just received the latest Porsche News Update email, featuring the Macan. Got all excited about some facelift news, only to find it just seems to go on about how good the existing 2.0 Macan is. So the new order is still on hold - or is this an April Fools wind up !!??

+1

Col M · Post by **Col M** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 10:09 pm

News isn't what it used to be.

alxgb · Post by **alxgb** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 10:17 pm

davetronic wrote: ↑Wed Apr 04, 2018 9:59 pm Just received the latest Porsche News Update email, featuring the Macan. Got all excited about some facelift news, only to find it just seems to go on about how good the existing 2.0 Macan is. So the new order is still on hold - or is this an April Fools wind up !!??

You'll know about facelift news way before it ever hits official Porsche channels.

I've been told by a contact over in Germany when to expect it but they've said that the launch dates are pencilled until BAU returns at the factory. Last quarter of the year before official announcements.

eakae · Post by **eakae** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 10:29 pm

Col M wrote: ↑Wed Apr 04, 2018 10:09 pm News isn't what it used to be.

These days I believe they call it fake. I can see why...

CharlesElliott · Post by **CharlesElliott** » Wed Apr 04, 2018 10:38 pm

I assume this is ‘we are struggling to sell the remaining Macans before the facelift so let’s publicise it’

Col Lamb · Post by **Col Lamb** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 11:00 am

There are times when Senior Managers within companies are stuck so far up each others rear ends that the obvious eludes them.

The factory is shutting down so on startup that would be the ideal time to introduce the facelifted version.

Stock would run down during the closure and all that would be required would be to advise waiting customers that their soon to be built Macan would be the facelifted version and offer them the chance to accept or decline.

davetronic · Post by **davetronic** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 2:59 pm

Agreed!
What confuses me is why pick this model (not that I have anything against it ) to include in an official update bulletin, as it doesn't appear to me that there is anything changed on it!

Paul1970 · Post by **Paul1970** » Thu Apr 05, 2018 4:22 pm

Col Lamb wrote:There are times when Senior Managers within companies are stuck so far up each others rear ends that the obvious eludes them.

The factory is shutting down so on startup that would be the ideal time to introduce the facelifted version.

Stock would run down during the closure and all that would be required would be to advise waiting customers that their soon to be built Macan would be the facelifted version and offer them the chance to accept or decline.

I guess the problem is that presumably they cannot take any order for a “new” macan because they don’t know what that will consist of. The models may well be different, new engines and new prices no doubt. So other then sell off existing ones there isn’t much they can do. I wonder how much stock they have left to clear, especially as you can’t order one for the next few months.

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