Porsche 911 Sales Set Record, up 19 Percent

ATLANTA, March 1 -- Porsche Cars North America, Inc., (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars in the United States, today announced U.S. retail sales for February totaled 1817 cars, a 15 percent decrease over the same period last year. However, Porsche 911 sales increased by 19 percent, making it the best February in history and the second best month ever for sales of that model.

Porsche 911 sales set an all-time record for PCNA last year and are up 5 percent calendar year to date. The strength of 911 model continues, despite the so-called ``basis effect'' that has negatively impacted comparisons to last year's sales. (Last year's January and February sales were unusually high due to an anomaly in supply caused by two late shipments in December 2000.) PCNA is operating on plan and expects that trend to continue.

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

    Boxster           355          574          676         1067        1243
    Boxster Tip.       98          166          220          330
    Boxster S         233          420          446          854        1104
    Boxster S Tip.     72           87          121          179
    ALL BOXSTER       758         1247         1463         2430        2347

    Carrera Coupe     122          145          247          287         236
    Carrera Coupe Tip. 37           52           80           99
    911 Targa          58            0          101            0          98
    911 Targa Tip.     23            0           35            0
    Carrera Cabriolet 214          230          384          438         338
    Carrera Cabriolet
      Tip.             65           91          131          186
    Carrera 4 Coupe     1           53            5          128           4
    Carrera 4 Coupe
      Tip.              0           11            0           35
    911 Turbo Coupe   110          124          273          211          42
    911 Turbo Coupe
      Tip              33           59           84           95
    Carrera 4S Coupe  245            0          245            0          32
    Carrera 4S Tip.    35            0           35            0
    Carrera 4 Cab      77           86          149          202         137
    Carrera 4 Cab Tip. 30           37           58           75
    GT2 Coupe           9            0           12            0           4
    ALL 911          1059          888         1839         1756         891


    GRAND TOTALS     1817         2135         3302         4186        3238