- The original petrol Porsche Macan will leave production at the end of July.
- The combustion Macan outsold the electric model globally in the first half of 2026.
- Porsche is developing another combustion and hybrid compact SUV, but under a different name.
The original petrol Porsche Macan is almost done, with reports emerging that production will end at Porsche's Leipzig plant at the end of July.
It closes a long run for the compact SUV, which entered production in early 2014 and became one of Porsche's most important volume models.
The petrol Macan had already disappeared from Europe because it could not meet newer cybersecurity requirements under the General Safety Regulation, but the final global production stop is now weeks away.
Demand outlived the plan
The twist is that demand did not neatly follow Porsche's EV transition plan. Porsche delivered 35,315 Macans in the first half of 2026, with 19,695 powered by combustion engines and 15,620 fully electric.
That is awkward timing for a model that Porsche once expected buyers to replace with the second-generation electric Macan.
Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume is quoted as saying: "We were wrong about the Macan. Based on the data available at the time and our assessment of our markets, we would make the same decision again. Today, the situation is different. We have responded and are adding combustion engines and hybrids."
No immediate successor
There will not be a direct petrol Macan replacement straight away. Porsche has stockpiled US inventory to help meet demand into 2027, while a new combustion and hybrid compact crossover is expected later this decade.
That future model will reportedly use another name, with Porsche reserving Macan for the electric SUV. It is also expected to be mechanically related to the Audi Q5, although Porsche CEO Michael Leiters has pushed back against any idea that it will be a simple badge job.
"We have to make sure that this is a real Porsche," Leiters said. "And this needs some content, some product substance, some technology, which is new on this car."
