Porsche Cars North America Reports April U.S. Sales; Second Best Month in History for Porsche 911 Sales in the U.S.

ATLANTA, May 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 April totaled 1980 cars, a 17 percent decrease over the same period last year. However, Porsche 911 sales continue to be strong. April was the second best month in history for 911 sales in the U.S., but it was the best month in history for 911 sales in North America (including sales in Canada).

Porsche 911 sales have set many records in recent months and are up 2 percent calendar year to date in the U.S. 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           385          603         1412         2189         809
    Boxster Tip.      152          210          513          700         277
    Boxster S         329          448         1027         1714         822
    Boxster S Tip.     68          100          255          369         184
    ALL BOXSTER       934         1361         3207         4972        2092

    Carrera Coupe     158          196          513          635         151
    Carrera Coupe Tip. 40           54          161          196          28
    911 Targa          51            0          188            0          84
    911 Targa Tip.     22            0           78            0          14
    Carrera Cabriolet 240          272          833          970         227


    Carrera Cabriolet
      Tip.             88          118          310          407          43
    Carrera 4 Coupe     0           54            6          247           0
    Carrera 4 Coupe
      Tip.              1           15            1           69           0
    911 Turbo Coupe   144          168          546          548          31
    911 Turbo Coupe
      Tip              47           53          164          209           9
    Carrera 4S Coupe   89            0          448            0          21
    Carrera 4S Tip.    28            0           89            0           3
    Carrera 4 Cab      86           62          333          323          88
    Carrera 4 Cab Tip. 40           35          139          161          30
    GT2 Coupe          12            0           35            0           5
    ALL 911          1046         1027         3844         3765         734


    GRAND TOTALS     1980         2388         7051         8737        2826