After the implementation of Trump’s tariffs, automakers rushed to protect sales without harming their business. Some promised to build cars locally in the US, while others completely halted shipments of new vehicles. Specifically, Porsche reportedly also suspended deliveries, but the company strongly denies these reports. It’s no secret that automakers are going through a difficult period trying to respond to the US president’s sweeping measures, and now Porsche is in the spotlight. Today, a new report emerged claiming that Porsche dealers had not received shipments of new vehicles from US ports for several weeks.
However, when we reached out to Porsche North America, a representative stated that this was not true. “As you can imagine, we are challenging this article because vehicles are being delivered from our ports to dealers,” a Porsche spokesperson told Carscoops. “In fact, just in April, a four-digit number of cars were delivered to our facilities across the US.” This stands in contrast to some reports that spoke with several dealers claiming that Porsche, like Audi—its sister company within the VW Group empire—is holding back vehicles. “They are not releasing vehicles to us,” said one dealer who wished to remain anonymous. “I believe Porsche is waiting for the administration to come up with a realistic tariff figure.” Another dealer told the publication that “everything is being held back,” while a third stated: “Short-term, we’re on water.
With the inventory levels we have, we’ll last until May.” By then, Porsche dealers hope everything will be resolved satisfactorily, allowing their businesses to remain largely unscathed. Porsche is one of the automakers that will lose the most from Trump’s policy, as all the cars it sells are imported from Europe and, according to documents, it has no plans to build a plant in the US for local production, given that its low volume does not justify the significant costs.