While Porsche's global sales took a hard hit in March and April because of the coronavirus outbreak, the Volkswagen Group subsidiary is now seeing a "very strong" recovery. "That gives me cause for optimism," Porsche sales boss Detlev von Platen said. Despite the positive indicators, von Platen said the pandemic has been a game changer for the company. He explained why in an interview with Automotive News Europe Associate Publisher & Editor Luca Ciferri and Correspondent Christiaan Hetzner.