Porsche Cars North America Reports August 2004 Sales

Sales Up 13 Percent; Demand Strong for New 911

ATLANTA, Sept. 1 -- Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars and Cayenne SUVs in the United States and Canada, today announced U.S. retail sales totaled 2,562 vehicles in August, an increase of 13 percent. Year-to-date sales were up 16 percent. The new Porsche 911 Carrera and Carrera S together accounted for nearly 15 percent of the monthly total.

"PCNA is off to a great start with the new 911," said PCNA CEO Peter Schwarzenbauer. "In just four days time our customers have purchased 376 of the new models. The new 911 combines the engineering our customers expect with the best of the Porsche's sports car tradition."

In addition, dealers sold 359 Porsche Approved Certified Pre-Owned vehicles. Pre-Owned sales were up 66 percent for the month and 590 percent for the calendar year.

                  Model                   Month to Date     Year to Date
                                         Current  Prior   Current   Prior
                                           Year    Year    Year     Year

  Boxster                                  122     242     1524     2660
  Boxster S                                114     183     1469     1730
  ALL BOXSTER                              236     425     2993     4390

  911 Carrera                               57     119     1169     1029
  911 Targa                                 17      40      107      298
  Carrera Cabriolet                         78     160      989     1535
  Carrera 4 Coupe                            0       0        0        3
  911 Turbo Coupe                           26     119      200     1140
  Carrera 4 S Coupe                         58      88      672     1214
  911 Turbo S Coupe                          0       0        0        0
  Carrera 4 Cabriolet                        4      65       77      687
  911 Turbo Cabriolet                       90       0     1170        0
  Carrera 4 S Cabriolet                    115       0     1227        0
  911 Turbo S Cabriolet                      0       0        0        0
  GT3 Coupe                                 46      89      455      150
  GT2 Coupe                                  3       5       20       78
  911 Carrera (997)                        144       0      144        0
  911 Carrera S (997)                      232       0      232        0
  ALL 911                                  870     685     6462     6134

  Cayenne                                  342       0     3970        0
  Cayenne S                                917     973     5748     5968
  Cayenne Turbo                            173     192     1702     1546
  ALL CAYENNE                             1432    1165    11420     7514

  CARRERA GT                                24       0      102        0

  GRAND TOTALS                            2562    2275    20977    18038

  Certified Pre-Owned                      359     237     3090      524