Emasculated Americans FAIL Porsche Bigtime. Losers!
Europeans: Use instead of Euros. Americans: Use it as a screensaver
Shame, yes, shame on you, Americans, you horrible people. You are the weakest of the globe – when it comes to Porsche’s July numbers. Porsche sales in the U.S. climbed only a miserable one percent. At the same time, people in Europe withdrew their last sinking Euros from faltering banks and moved them to the safety of a new 911 or Cayman.
Porsche sales in Europe rose a whopping 25 percent in July, in Germany, they rocketed up by 31 percent. China, up 18 percent in July, was Porsche’s largest single country market. America used to be Number One in Porsche sales. HAS BEEN. You wretched Americans could not keep it up.
What’s wrong with you, guys? Broke? Go, get your Prius.
Europeans: Use instead of Euros. Americans: Use it as a screensaver
Bertel Schmitt comes back to journalism after taking a 35 year break in advertising and marketing. He ran and owned advertising agencies in Duesseldorf, Germany, and New York City. Volkswagen A.G. was Bertel's most important corporate account. Schmitt's advertising and marketing career touched many corners of the industry with a special focus on automotive products and services. Since 2004, he lives in Japan and China with his wife <a href="http://www.tomokoandbertel.com"> Tomoko </a>. Bertel Schmitt is a founding board member of the <a href="http://www.offshoresuperseries.com"> Offshore Super Series </a>, an American offshore powerboat racing organization. He is co-owner of the racing team Typhoon.
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What? No porcupine jokes?
GEE - I wonder why a high-maintenance, overly expensive compact sports car and a God ugly 4-door would have trouble selling during a period in our recession where we truly aren't certain whether or not things are getting better? Why aren't people just spending money without a second thought?