Porsche's April 2006 Results Establish Best Sales Month Ever
ATLANTA--May 2, 2006--Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars and Cayenne SUVs in the United States and Canada, today announced its best one-month sales results ever in the United States. In April, Porsche sold a total of 3,341 cars in this country, an increase of 9 percent compared to April of 2005 when sales were 3,065. Helping drive this history making result, the Porsche 911 continued its brisk sales pace by establishing another record month in April with sales of 1,229, an increase of 22 percent when compared to the same month in 2005. For the year, 911 sales are 4,068, outpacing 2005's year-to-date performance by 23 percent.This April's overall strong showing joins a list of record-breaking results in 2006 for the German automaker in the U.S. PCNA has marked record sales in each of the first four months of 2006. During the current year, Porsche has recorded sales of 12,458 through April, which is 21 percent ahead of last year's pace.
"2006 continues to show the brand's growing appeal in this critical market," said Peter Schwarzenbauer, PCNA President and CEO. "It is particularly gratifying to see the strong market momentum building for the 911 series that is enjoying record popularity even before we introduce the incredible 911 Turbo later this year."
This month's remarkable performance at Porsche also saw increases in the Boxtster/Cayman series, which enjoyed combined sales of 1,177 for April and an increase of 24 percent above the same month in 2005.
In addition, dealers sold 549 Porsche Approved Certified Pre-Owned vehicles in April, compared to 572 for the same period last year.
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Model Month to Date Year to Date
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Current Year Prior Year Current Year Prior Year
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Boxster 323 523 1053 1513
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Boxster S 203 423 600 1185
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Cayman S 651 0 2772 0
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ALL BOXSTER/CAYMAN 1177 946 4425 2698
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911 Carrera Coupe 152 207 429 996
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911 Carrera S 213 120 720 719
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Carrera Cabriolet 162 221 531 297
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Carrera S Cabriolet 253 205 868 309
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Carrera 4 Coupe 62 0 214 0
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Carrera 4S Coupe 109 0 382 0
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Carrera 4 Cabriolet 121 0 298 0
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Carrera C4S Cabriolet 156 0 616 0
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All Carrera models (996) 1 256 10 988
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All Carrera models (993) 0 0 0 1
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ALL 911 1229 1009 4068 3310
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Cayenne Tiptronic 380 450 1620 1713
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Cayenne 8 6 29 21
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Cayenne S 400 416 1737 1685
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Cayenne Turbo 60 199 304 745
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Cayenne Turbo S 73 0 228 0
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ALL CAYENNE 921 1071 3918 4164
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CARRERA GT 14 39 47 112
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GRAND TOTALS 3341 3065 12458 10284
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Certified Pre-Owned 549 572 2019 1709
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