Porsche Cars North America Reports November US Sales Down 3%

ATLANTA, Dec. 3 -- 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 November totaled 1778 cars, 3 percent fewer than for the same period last year. Calendar year-to-date sales in the U.S. are up 2 percent.

``The response to the newly re-designed and upgraded 911 Carrera has been tremendous,'' said Fred Schwab, PCNA President and CEO. ``911 Carrera sales are up by 11 percent over last November, making this the best November ever for 911 sales in the U.S. What's more, sales this year remain higher than last, and we have done that without offering incentives.'' PCNA is also preparing for the market introduction of three new 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              341        422    5067     5427      1110
    Boxster Tip          117        133    1660     1696       212
    Boxster S            273        349    3841     4433       740
    Boxster S Tip         74         60     908      927       188
    ALL BOXSTER          805        964   11476    12483      2250

    All 1998 Carrera       0          1       0        3         0
    Carrera Coupe        221        156    1845     1802       275
    Carrera Coupe Tip S   58         52     572      569        70
    Carrera Cabriolet    233        215    2243     2553       278
    Carrera Cabriolet
     Tip S               108         83    1029     1024        80
    Carrera 4 Coupe        6         71     435      504         9
    Carrera 4 Coupe Tip    0         13     115      116         0
    911 Turbo            140        128    1596      864        18
    911 Turbo Tip         45         33     579      193        13
    Carrera 4 Cabriolet  107        103     956      590       127
    Carrera 4 Cabriolet
     Tip                  48         20     443      215        34
    GT2                    7          0       8        0         1
    All CARRERA          973        875    9821     8433       905


    GRAND TOTALS        1778       1839   21297    20916      3155