Porsche has confirmed that it offered extra of its Taycan electrical autos than the German automotive maker’s legendary 911 sports activities automobiles in 2021, because it posted the very best gross sales in its 91-year historical past.
It confirmed on Wednesday morning that it delivered 41,296 battery-powered Taycans – which price from £72,850 – worldwide final 12 months.
That in contrast with 38,464 gross sales of its most iconic efficiency mannequin, which was itself an annual file for the 911 nameplate in its 59-year historical past.
Demand for Taycans helped push Porsche to a brand new file 301,915 gross sales final 12 months and is additional proof of the growing demand for electrical fashions, even within the sports activities automotive sector. Nevertheless, it was Porsche’s SUVs that also offered within the greatest numbers.

Over-Taycan: Porsche offered extra examples of its all-electric sports activities automotive than its flagship 911 in 2021 as clients embraced efficiency fashions with plugs
Topping the charts in 2021 was the Macan, with 88,362 deliveries. This was marginally forward of the larger Cayenne with 83,071 offered final 12 months.
Porsche mentioned the 911, which was first launched again in 1963 because the 901, was handed over to extra clients than ever earlier than, however urge for food for its all-electric Taycan eclipsed its long-running sports activities automotive icon.
Taycan gross sales had been boosted by the arrival of the Cross Turismo capturing brake physique fashion and the arrival of an entry-level rear-wheel drive model in 2021.
The bumper Taycan gross sales are one other instance of how conventional automotive makers are consuming into Tesla’s dominance of the posh electrical automotive market.
The outcomes are a sliding door second for the German marque, which had already began to embrace electrification with plug-in hybrid variations of different fashions in its vary, together with the Cayenne and Panamera.
And it additionally means that consumers of high-performance automobiles are coming round to the idea of extraordinarily quick machines with out the soundtrack of a combustion engine.
The complete-year gross sales report reveals that round two in 5 Porsches delivered in Europe in 2021 had been ‘electrified’ fashions, both hybrids or 100 per cent electrical Taycans.
‘The general end result may be very promising and reveals the technique to additional electrify our fleet is working and is consistent with demand and the preferences of our clients,’ mentioned Detlev von Platen, member of the manager board chargeable for Gross sales and Advertising at Porsche AG.

Porsche delivered 41,296 battery-powered Taycans (left) – which price from £72,850 – worldwide final 12 months. That in contrast with 38,464 gross sales of 59-year historical past icon, the 911

The outcomes are a sliding door second for the German marque, which had already began to embrace electrification with plug-in hybrid variations of different fashions

Taycan gross sales had been boosted by the arrival of the Cross Turismo capturing brake physique fashion and the arrival of an entry-level rear-wheel drive model in 2021
Whereas Taycan gross sales had been spectacular, Porsche’s hottest fashions are nonetheless its SUVs.
And the recognition of Macan will seemingly see an increase in electrical automotive gross sales for Porsche in 2022, with the model set to disclose a brand new mannequin in a matter of months, together with a battery-powered model.
The brand new all-electric Macan will likely be offered alongside the prevailing combustion engine mannequin throughout a transition interval, with Porsche focusing on for 80 per cent of all deliveries to be electrical by 2030.

Taycan gross sales did not eclipse 911 deliveries due to a poor 12 months for the legendary petrol-powered sports activities automotive. In reality, 911 had its finest gross sales figures on file

Porsche’s Detlev von Platen (pictured) mentioned the gross sales figured had been ‘very promising’ for the model’s technique to additional electrify its fleet
The 301,915 complete gross sales in 2021 was an 11 per cent rise on the earlier file in 2020.
Development was particularly sturdy within the USA, the place 22 per cent extra autos had been delivered than within the earlier 12 months.
Nevertheless, China stays the biggest single marketplace for the sports activities automotive producer, with 95,671 items being a rise of eight per cent on 2020.
Document gross sales had been achieved within the face of ongoing semiconductor shortages and manufacturing points.
Mr von Platen mentioned: ‘Regardless of the challenges posed by the semi-conductor scarcity and the disruption attributable to the Covid-19 pandemic now we have been working arduous to allow extra clients than ever earlier than to fulfil their dream of proudly owning a Porsche.
‘Demand stays excessive and our order books are trying very strong, so we begin 2022 filled with momentum and confidence in all areas of the world.’
Britain’s prime 10 most-bought automobiles in 2021
10. Toyota Yaris
2021 registrations: 27,415
2020 rating: fifteenth (up 5 locations)

The Yaris picked up numerous awards in 2021. Toyota’s spectacular administration of the semiconductor chip scarcity helped the supermini gatecrash the highest 10 finest sellers within the UK final 12 months
The all-new Yaris was named 2021 European Automotive of the 12 months and picked up numerous totally different accolades final 12 months, additionally boosted by the massive reputation of the GR Yaris rally-inspired scorching hatch.
Glowing suggestions weren’t what totally drove the Japanese supermini to tenth spot within the total gross sales standings.
Toyota was one of many manufacturers that finest managed the semiconductor chip scarcity final 12 months, having stockpiled the important elements. Nevertheless, in August it was hit by provide points, with the corporate compelled to droop manufacturing throughout September. Nonetheless, the spectacular small automotive racked up sufficient gross sales to scrape into the highest 10.
Toyota’s spectacular administration of the chip scarcity additionally noticed it change into the best-selling automotive maker in america, dethroning Common Motors, which had held the crown as US’s favorite model yearly since 1931.
9. Kia Sportage
2021 registrations: 27,611
2020 rating: sixteenth (up 7 locations)
Worth: from £26,745 (2022 mannequin)

Kia sellers would have been shifting their remaining inventory of Sportage SUVs earlier than the all-new 2022 automotive is because of arrive of their showrooms early this 12 months
The Sportage has at all times been a comparatively fashionable household SUV within the UK, taking sixteenth spot total in 2020. The rise to ninth spot final 12 months is probably going because of automobiles being in the stores.
That is as a result of an all-new Sportage hits the market in 2022, that means sellers would have been shifting the remaining inventory of previous-generation examples.
Why is it so enticing to consumers in Britain? Firstly, it’s competitively priced – and that is earlier than you consider any reductions with dealerships trying to create space of their showrooms for the arrival of the 2022 mannequin.
However it’s also filled with a great deal of tools and is offered with Kia’s long-lasting seven-year guarantee.
8. Ford Puma
2021 registrations: 28,697
2020 rating: ninth (up 1 place)

The Puma is – extremely – the one Ford to make it into the highest 10 best-selling new automobiles of 2021, with the Fiesta and Focus slipping out of the rankings for the primary time in a long time
Just like the Toyota Yaris, the Ford Puma has picked up loads of awards because it hit the market a few 12 months in the past, profitable a string of gongs in 2020.
Extremely, it is the one Ford mannequin within the prime 10 listing of best-selling automobiles, with each the Focus and – extremely – the Fiesta dropping out of the order for the primary time in a long time.
Insiders recommend the rationale for the pair of Ford stalwarts falling down the pecking order of registrations wasn’t a case of dwindling demand however a shift in techniques by the corporate because it appeared to prioritise semiconductor availability for the manufacturing of its industrial autos.
The Puma formally turns into the best-selling compact SUV in 2021, retaining the accolade from 2020 by main the increasing sector.
7. Nissan Qashqai
2021 registrations: 29,992
2020 rating: sixth (down 1 place)

The Qashqai has been the best-selling SUV in Britain because it first hit the market over a decade in the past. In 2021, it retained that crown
The Qashqai has retained its crown of Britain’s hottest SUV in 2021, amassing extra gross sales than any of its rivals but once more – a feat it has managed ever because it was first launched in 2007.
One large issue serving to to spice up the Qashqai’s reputation amongst Britons is the actual fact it’s produced on our shores, with the SUV assembled at Nissan’s Sunderland manufacturing unit. And a brand new model arrived in 2021 providing mild-hybrid expertise, loads of further tools, a lift in practicality and contemporary new seems to be.
A mix of orders for the third-generation automotive and gross sales of remaining second-gen mannequin shares in showrooms has stored it firmly among the many best-selling new passenger autos of the earlier 12 months.
A brand new ‘e-Energy’ hybrid is ready to be made obtainable quickly, which ought to assist to cement the Qashqai’s place among the many hottest motors in 2022 as drivers swap to greener autos.
6. Volkswagen Golf
2021 registrations: 30,240
2020 rating: third (down 3 locations)

The VW Golf 8 hit the market in 2020, that means it has been on sale throughout one of the crucial troublesome current durations for the automotive sector
Each automotive maker has suffered because of the semiconductor scarcity, with automotive large VW additionally caught up within the international concern.
Consequently, the Golf – historically Volkswagen’s best-selling new automotive – has slipped down the charts to sixth, having been the third hottest mannequin in Britain behind the Vauxhall Corsa and Ford Fiesta in 2020.
Decreased outputs on the model’s Wolfsburg plant imply the German automotive maker has a backlog of Golf orders to fulfil.
The eighth-generation automotive hit the market final 12 months, that means it has arrived at one of the crucial troublesome instances for the sector.
5. Volkswagen Polo
2021 registrations: 30,634
2020 rating: eighth (up 3 locations)

The Polo rose above its greater VW sibling – the Golf – within the gross sales charts in 2021, with figures seemingly bolstered by the gross sales of remaining shares of the previous-generation mannequin that has lately been changed
Just like the Golf, there’s a new Polo in the marketplace, which arrived on sale late final 12 months.
Meaning its place of fifth within the 2021 rankings is probably going a results of obtainable inventory being offered to make means for the most recent iteration, with order books for the latter opening round September.
This has pushed the Polo above its greater sibling within the UK gross sales charts for the primary time in years.
Registrations hit 30,634 final 12 months, which was 394 examples greater than the Golf. Volkswagen – for the primary time on file – was the most well-liked automotive model in Britain final 12 months, overtaking Ford.
4. Mercedes-Benz A-Class
2021 registrations: 30,710
2020 rating: fifth (up 1 place)

The Mercedes A-Class, which begins from just below £26,000, is now the most well-liked new household hatchback purchased by Britons
The UK has a brand new favorite household hatchback – and it is a premium mannequin.
The Mercedes A-Class now outsells the VW Golf, Ford Focus, Vauxhall Astra and each different mainstream household hatch in the marketplace, and has additionally utterly thrashed the BMW 1 Sequence – arguably its closest rival.
This second-generation A-Class solely arrived in the marketplace late in 2017 however has had a huge impact on UK consumers and proved an enormous hit due to enticing finance offers.
Personal clients and fleet operators have been lapping it up because of its high quality inside and excessive security requirements. This has seen the Merc transfer one place larger within the gross sales standings than final 12 months.
3. Mini Hatchback
2021 registrations: 31,792
2020 rating: seventh (up 4 locations)

Regardless of pausing manufacturing in April because of the semiconductor scarcity, Mini has offered sufficient hatchbacks to warrant taking third spot within the gross sales charts for 2021
The Minis rise to the third most-bought new automotive in 2021 is regardless of homeowners BMW being compelled to pause meeting traces at its Plant Oxford website in April, once more because of semiconductor shortages.
But some 31,792 examples of the compact hatchback – each three and five-door fashions – had been registered within the UK, in line with the most recent SMMT figures.
This implies the Mini has jumped 4 locations larger within the reputation ranks for UK drivers in comparison with a 12 months in the past.
The Mini Electrical – additionally constructed on the Oxford manufacturing unit – seemingly helped to spice up gross sales, with the zero-emission model of the automotive the seventh best-selling pure-electric automobile final 12 months.
2. Tesla Mannequin 3
2021 registrations: 34,783
2020 rating: 14th (up 12 locations)

Extremely, the Tesla Mannequin 3 – regardless of its £43,000 beginning value – was the second most-bought new automotive in Britain final 12 months, official figures have confirmed
In 2020 the Tesla Mannequin 3 set a brand new file by changing into the primary fully-electric automotive to interrupt into the highest 15 finest sellers in Britain.
Final 12 months, it went to dizzying new heights and has change into the second most-bought new passenger automotive within the nation, with a large 34,783 registrations throughout 2021.
Extremely, on the finish of November the Mannequin 3 wasn’t even among the many prime 10.
Nevertheless, a cargo that arrived within the remaining month of the 12 months – as tends to be the case with Teslas principally coming to the UK in bulk on the finish of every quarter – noticed it leap up the standings, with 9,612 Mannequin 3s (virtually a 3rd) registered in December alone.
The vast majority of Mannequin 3 clients will likely be firm automotive drivers who’re profiting from the profitable wage sacrifice scheme with low profit in form taxation of 1 per cent for electrical autos.
1. Vauxhall Corsa
2021 registrations: 40,914
2020 rating: 2nd (up 1 place)

The Vauxhall Corsa has dropped at an finish the Ford Fiesta’s 12-year stint on the prime of the UK’s best-selling automobiles standings. It’s also the primary time a Ford hasn’t been the nation’s most-bought new mannequin since 1971
The Ford Fiesta has been the top-selling new automotive in Britain for the earlier 12 years. But it surely has been compelled to move the baton to a brand new king, the Corsa.
It is going to be a bitter tablet for Ford to swallow, passing the gong to its nearest rival, and brings to an finish a 50 12 months run of a Ford topping the gross sales charts.
It additionally spells the top of a file held by the model for half a century. The final time a automotive with out the blue oval badge on its bonnet (both the Cortina, Escort, Focus or Fiesta) was topped the nation’s finest vendor was in 1971 when the Austin/Morris 1100/1300 topped the registration rankings.
The Corsas rise to the highest is right down to a mixture of things, together with loads of fleet gross sales and the recognition of its all-electric Corsa-e, which was the ninth most-bought pure electrical automotive in Britain in 2021.
Nevertheless, the Corsa WASN’T the best-selling motor in Britain final 12 months…
NATION’S BEST-SELLING VEHICLE OVERALL IN 2021: Ford Transit Customized van
2021 registrations: 53,394
2020 rating: Behind Vauxhall Corsa and Ford Fiesta (up 2 locations)
Worth: from £28,825 (excl VAT)

Whereas the Vauxhall Corsa may be the best-selling automotive of 2021, extra new Transit Customized vans (proper) had been registered within the UK final 12 months. Some 53,394 entered the highway, together with 34,293 two-tonne Transits (left) – which might be sufficient to earn it third place within the listing above (fourth if together with the Transit Customized), forward of the Mini Hatchback
That is proper, the best-selling new motor within the UK final 12 months wasn’t a automotive however a van.
A complete of round 355,000 vans offered in 2021 – up 21 per cent on 2020 and solely two per cent down on 2019.
Ford’s Transit Customized topped the industrial automobile gross sales charts, amassing 53,394 registrations, which is greater than any automotive mannequin final 12 months and 12,480 items forward of the Vauxhall Corsa.
Trade insiders declare the rise in demand for vans because of the growing reliance on deliveries through the pandemic noticed Ford prioritise its semiconductor availability to its industrial autos. For these producers that construct them, vans additionally supply stronger revenue margins than passenger automobiles as a result of they’re inexpensive to provide.
It additionally explains why the two-tonne Transit additionally offered in large numbers final 12 months with 34,923 registrations – sufficient to position forward of the Mini Hatchback within the listing above.