Porsche Cars North America Reports October Sales for U.S.; 911 Carrera Sales up 22 Percent

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ATLANTA, Nov. 1 -- Porsche Cars North America (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars in the United States and Canada, today announced U.S. retail sales for October totaled 1541 cars, 11 percent fewer than for the same period last year. Calendar year-to-date sales in the U.S. are up 2 percent.

``Despite the reduction in sales for October compared to last year, dealers tell us that they have seen showroom traffic return to near normal levels,'' said Fred Schwab, PCNA President and CEO. ``Also, the response to the newly re-designed and upgraded 911 Carrera is overwhelmingly positive. Our 911 Carrera sales are up by 22 percent over last October, and we are preparing for the market introduction of three new long-awaited models based on the 911; the GT2, the Targa and the Carrera 4S.''

       Model            Month to Date             Year to Date   Dealer Stock
                    Current       Prior       Current       Prior      Current
                      Year         Year         Year        Year         Year

    Boxster           275          418         4726         5005         921
    Boxster Tip        95          159         1543         1563         196
    Boxster S         179          311         3568         4084         612
    Boxster S Tip      51           59          834          867         196
    ALL BOXSTER       600          947        10671        11519        1925

    All 1998 Carrera    0            0            0            2           0
    Carrera Coupe     203          152         1624         1646         275
    Carrera Coupe
     Tip S             70           51          514          517          62
    Carrera Cabriolet 206          177         2010         2338         240
    Carrera Cabriolet
     Tip S             87           73          921          941          82
    Carrera 4 Coupe     6           58          429          433          17
    Carrera 4 Coupe
     Tip                0           20          115          103           1
    911 Turbo         132          126         1456          736          17
    911 Turbo Tip      54           28          534          160          10
    Carrera 4
     Cabriolet        121           63          849          487         121
    Carrera 4
     Cabriolet Tip     61           26          395          195          39
    GT2                 1                         1
    All CARRERA       941          774         8848         7558         864


    GRAND TOTALS     1541         1721        19519        19077        2789