McLaren dominates supercar market with global sales up 99.3%

New York

THOUGH it's been offering production vehicles for five years, 2016 was the year McLaren really dominated the supercar game. Last week, as multiple carmakers are reporting record numbers, small producer McLaren Automotive is reporting the most striking gains of the lot, with global sales up 99.3 per cent year over year, and North American sales surpassing 1,000 cars for the first time ever in the brand's five-year history, an increase of 106 per cent since 2015. The brand also announced its third consecutive year of profitability, growth across all regions worldwide, and the production milestone of its 10,000th car.

"We'd planned it to be a year of considerable growth, but it's surpassed even our own optimistic expectations," said Mike Flewitt, chief executive officer of McLaren. Total sales hit 3,286 cars in 2016, up from 1,654 cars in 2015.