Porsche Cars North America Reports May 2005 Sales
Best Month in History for Porsche in North America
ATLANTA, June 1 -- Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars and Cayenne SUVs in the United States and Canada, today announced May retail sales in the United States totaled 3,291 cars, an increase of 25 percent compared to May of last year. In addition to being the best May result in the U.S., it was the best month in history for Porsche in North America. Combined sales for Canada and the U.S. totaled 3,567 in May, surpassing the previous record of 3,547 set in December 1986.
"We couldn't have asked for a better result in May," said Peter Schwarzenbauer, PCNA President and CEO. "With our fiscal year ending in July, we are looking forward to setting yet another sales record, thanks to our sports cars, which are hot, and the Cayenne, which will finish the fiscal year at the same level as last year."
In addition, dealers sold 544 Porsche Approved Certified Pre-Owned vehicles, compared to 452 for the same period last year.
Model Month to Date Year to Date Current Prior Current Prior Year Year Year Year Boxster 34 181 236 943 Boxster S 32 217 205 918 Boxster (987) 540 0 1851 0 Boxster S (987) 376 0 1388 0 ALL BOXSTER 982 398 3680 1861 911 Carrera 10 196 104 764 911 Targa 4 10 32 59 Carrera Cabriolet 19 129 173 686 Carrera 4 Coupe 0 0 0 0 911 Turbo Coupe 1 23 13 101 Carrera 4 S Coupe 19 79 128 413 911 Turbo S Coupe 22 0 117 0 Carrera 4 Cabriolet 0 8 10 62 911 Turbo Cabriolet 9 159 55 0 Carrera 4 S Cabriolet 5 176 79 728 911 Turbo S Cabriolet 51 0 345 775 GT3 Coupe 13 68 83 252 GT2 Coupe 1 3 4 15 911 Carrera (997) 157 0 1153 0 911 Carrera S (997) 169 0 888 0 Carrera Cabriolet (997) 277 0 574 0 Carrera S Cabriolet (997) 242 0 551 0 ALL 911 999 851 4309 3855 Cayenne 544 584 2278 2620 Cayenne S 505 575 2190 3401 Cayenne Turbo 219 213 964 1124 ALL CAYENNE 1268 1372 5432 7145 CARRERA GT 42 19 154 40 GRAND TOTALS 3291 2640 13575 12901 Certified Pre-Owned 544 452 2272 1900