Porsche to End Gas-Powered Macan Production Despite Higher Sales Than EV

Porsche delivered 60,991 vehicles worldwide in the first quarter of 2026, down 15 percent from a year earlier. The Macan family accounted for 18,209 of those deliveries, but the split was awkward for Porsche’s EV strategy: 10,130 were combustion-engined versions and 8,079 were fully electric.

That does not mean the electric Macan has failed, only that the transition is not moving quickly enough to offset the painless exit of the old Macan. Porsche itself cited the Macan’s 23 percent decline on slower electrification uptake, the strong launch effect of the electric Macan last year, and the end of US tax incentives for EVs and plug-in hybrids.

Porsche will continue selling the combustion-engined Macan in most markets outside the European Union, but production will end in summer 2026. The model’s life in Europe had already been cut short earlier. Reuters reported in 2024 that production of the gas-powered Macan for Europe had been stopped, and that the version for non-European markets would not be built beyond 2026. At the time, Porsche production chief Albrecht Reimold said the platform had reached the end of its lifecycle.

So the Macan is not being killed by a lack of demand, but by product and regulatory timing. The old platform no longer fits Porsche’s future model plan and regulatory framework, while the new electric Macan has not yet taken over the full sales volume carried by the outgoing model.

Porsche is building the last cars as quickly as possible

Chief financial officer Jochen Breckner told investors that production of the gas-powered Macan will end in summer 2026 and that the company is trying to build as many cars as possible in the final months. Inventory will allow sales to continue in some markets into 2027, although buyer choice will shrink quickly once production stops.

In the premium segment, that is an important detail. A Macan buyer does not just want the body style and engine, but a specific combination of equipment, paint, interior and drivetrain. Once fresh orders can no longer be fulfilled, the model can shift within a few months from a regular catalog product to remaining stock.

At the same time, a successor to the gas-powered Macan may not reach the market until 2028. Reportedly, a new model with combustion and hybrid powertrains has already been approved.

That product gap between 2026 and 2028 could hurt Porsche’s sales, because this is a significant model for the brand and Porsche’s margins are already under pressure. The company’s revenue in the first quarter of 2026 fell from 8.86 billion euros to 8.40 billion euros, and operating profit dropped from 762 million euros to 595 million euros. Operating return on sales declined from 8.6 percent to 7.1 percent, although Porsche stressed that the result was in line with expectations.

It nonetheless appears that Porsche’s EV strategy needs more time than the product plan originally allowed. If a combustion or hybrid successor really does arrive in 2028, that would confirm that Porsche is not giving up flexibility in powertrain choice. Until then, the Macan Electric must prove it can carry a model name whose previous version was still selling surprisingly well even in its final phase.