Porsche saw sales of all its models fall by 28% between August 2008 and the end of April, compared with a year earlier as the luxury car maker was hit by the global economic downturn.

Sales of the more aspirational Boxer model were hit the hardest, falling by 47% during the period under review to around 8,600 units, whereas sales of the more expensive 911 model fell by 18% to just over 20,000 units.