Global Porsche sales slump 28%

Big gains on derivative bets linked to Volkswagen shares have offset a decline in nine-month earnings at Porsche's core sports car business.Porsche, scrambling to shore up its tattered balance sheet, blamed lower volumes and revenue, as well as investments on its upcoming model line and hybrid power-train technology.Tristana Moore reports.

BBC | June 19, 2009

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