Porsche Cars North America Reports April U.S. Sales
Best April in History; Porsche 911 Sales Up 20 Percent
ATLANTA, May 3 -- Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars (Boxster, 911, Carrera GT and Cayenne) in the United States and Canada, today announced U.S. retail sales totaled 3,325 vehicles in April, up 15 percent compared to the same month last year. It was the best April in history for Porsche in the U.S., with the previous record of 2,889 cars set in April 2003. In addition, year-to-date sales were up 37 percent to 10,262 cars.
"Spring has arrived for our sports cars, and the tops are down on our Cabriolets," said PCNA CEO Peter Schwarzenbauer. "Porsche 911 sales are near record levels, and even Boxster is exceeding our expectations for this point in its life cycle."
Sales of Porsche Approved Certified Pre-Owned cars were also ahead of expectations at 1,448 cars. "Customers are excited about having a Porsche- backed warranty, financing and leasing for pre-owned Porsches," said Schwarzenbauer.
Model Month to Date Year to Date Current Prior Current Prior Year Year Year Year Boxster 242 387 762 1386 Boxster S 278 273 701 891 ALL BOXSTER 520 660 1463 2277 Carrera Coupe 187 146 569 516 911 Targa 12 36 49 167 Carrera Cabriolet 194 215 557 776 Carrera 4 Coupe 0 1 0 2 911 Turbo Coupe 17 171 78 557 Carrera 4 S Coupe 114 179 334 584 Carrera 4 Cabriolet 14 116 54 376 911 Turbo Cabriolet 208 0 569 0 Carrera 4 S Cabriolet 212 0 599 0 GT3 Coupe 90 0 184 0 GT2 Coupe 7 12 12 34 ALL 911 1055 876 3005 3012 Cayenne 566 0 2036 0 Cayenne S 946 1061 2826 1673 Cayenne Turbo 226 292 911 534 ALL CAYENNE 1738 1353 5773 2207 CARRERA GT 12 0 21 0 GRAND TOTALS 3325 2889 10262 7496 Certified Pre-Owned 464 0 1448 0