Porsche Makes A Cool £14k Profit On Every Car It Sells

Porsche is making $23,000 (£14,000) profit on every car it sells, more than fellow premium manufacturers in the VW Group.

According to Bloomberg, for every Porsche sold the company makes $23,200 profit, for a margin of 18 per cent. That means it made more cash per car than any other company in the VW Group: Bentley was hot on the heels of Porsche, making just over $20k (£12k), while the combined forces of Audi and Lamborghini (who fall under the same umbrella) made $5200 (£3000) per car.

The numbers show that the richest one per cent were not really hit by the recession, while the rest of the world struggled to make ends meet; Volkswagen's mid- to low-range cars such as the Jetta and Golf make a paltry $850 (£514) per car - a 2.9 per cent margin.

Porsche's strong numbers were largely down to the Cayenne's success, which has been its biggest selling vehicle for years. So the next time you think about hating on the Cayenne, remember that it's making Porsche rich and the 911 awesome.