MINI Brand Global Deliveries : 2025-2026 (Q1-Q3)

BMW's MINI was up 18% in 2025 and up 7% in 2026 YOY. Six quarters in a row were up until Q3 2026, when there was a 2% reduction. In this current market, not an easy thing to do. 

After a few years of reduced volume prior to 2025, some colour is returning to MINI's cheeks, so to speak. In other words, looking more healthy. 

Data & photos: BMW Group. 

There is no breakdown by region provided by the BMW Group, nor by model, meaning a deep dive to know more is not possible. 

Rolls Royce Global Deliveries : 2025-2026 (Q1-Q3)

It's hard to read too much into luxury car deliveries. It's a unique market. True, volume has dropped 10% in Q1-Q3 but even in this rarified air, there are going to be ebbs and flows. 

In China for example, the internal economy is not too robust, which has led to decrease in demand there. 

Despite such things, customers are increasingly using bespoke services, which boosts margins. Suffice to say business is doing well. 

Like MINI, no regional or model breakdown are available for the marque. 

Data & photos: BMW Group. (Ghost Ext & Phantom).

Porsche Global Deliveries : 2025-26 (Q1-Q3)

Deliveries were down 15% in Q1 and down 16% by H1. That's been maintained in Q3. Porsche clarified why this is the case. "Key reasons include the end of production of the combustion-engined 718 model, the strong ramp‑up phase of the all‑electric Macan in the same period of the year before, and the discontinuation of tax incentives for electric and hybrid vehicles in the United States."

All these factors were foreseeable so in line with expectations. The China sales drop is accelerating and it seems to have been expected too. "The main reasons remain the challenging market environment and Porsche’s continued focus on value-oriented sales." I take the latter part to mean protecting margins by not eroding them to maintain volume.

The 911 is selling strongly, up 12%. The Cayenne is also holding up but as for the others, some serious reductions. The Macan is probably the most disappointing. Transitioning to electric has hurt as well as the reliability issues and repair costs of  ICE cars. 

 Data & photo source: Porsche. (911 & Macan).

Regions: All have suffered setbacks so it does seem to be a policy of winding back volumes. China is down to just 18% of total deliveries. Germany decreased the least with a 7% fall YTD. North America is the region has contracted the least, at -13%. Europe (excluding Germany) is down 11% and China is becoming somewhat irrelevant, now the smallest region apart from Germany. 

The car industry is a challenging place to be and many legacy marques are having to reposition themselves. Profit margins are being squeezed and the days of profligate spending are over.