Source: Gasgoo Author: XingYun
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According to foreign media reports, Porsche will stop selling its Macan SUV in the European Union early because the model does not comply with new European cybersecurity regulations.
A Porsche spokesperson said the company will stop selling the Macan in the EU in spring 2024.The move comes as the electronic architecture of new cars registered in the EU will have to comply with new regulations after 1 July next year to protect cars from hackers.
A Porsche spokesman said the Macan was developed before the exact requirements of EU cybersecurity regulations were known. It would have been too costly for Porsche to update the SUV to meet the regulations.
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The spokesperson said, “The implementation of the new regulations will require us to make not only technical adjustments, for example in the control unit, but also process changes in the development phase, for example, the company will have to develop and certify management systems for cybersecurity in the future.”
Data released by market research organization Dataforce shows that as of October this year, the Macan is Porsche’s best-selling model in Europe, reaching 19,799 units, followed by the Cayenne with 16,485 units sold.
Porsche will continue to build the Macan at its factory in Leipzig, Germany, and sell it in markets outside Europe. It is expected that the internal combustion engine version of the Macan will continue to be sold in markets outside Europe for at least another two years.
In 2024, Porsche will release an all-electric version of the Macan, which was scheduled to be sold alongside the combustion-engine version during the transition period. However, the launch of the electric version of the Macan has been delayed for a long time due to software issues at Porsche’s parent company, the Volkswagen Group.
Other Volkswagen Group models sold in Europe are also affected by the new cybersecurity regulations, including the Volkswagen e-Up micro-electric car, the Volkswagen Transporter T6.1 van, and the Audi TT and R8 sports cars.
