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Porsche Reports 2006 A Record July Result; Fiscal Year is Best Ever


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ATLANTA--Aug. 1, 2006--Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars and Cayenne SUVs in the United States and Canada, today announced a sales record for the month of July in the United States. In the U.S., Porsche sold 3,202 new cars this past month, an increase of 14 percent compared to the previous July when sales were 2,804. The results pushed Porsche's year-to-date sales total in 2006 to 21,803, up 15 percent from last year's seven-month total of 18,930.

July 31 marked the end of Porsche's fiscal year 05/06. PCNA closed the 2006 fiscal year with total North American sales of 36,669 new cars, an increase of 7 percent over the previous fiscal year when sales were 33,974. The total is the best fiscal sales result in the history of Porsche in North America. By model, Porsche sold 10,701 of its Boxsters/Cayman series (up 65 percent), 12,534 911s (up 18 percent), and 13,217 Cayennes (down 27 percent).

"Our past fiscal year has seen monthly sales records for 6 of the past 12 month, a noteworthy feat considering the state of flux in the automotive industry today," said Peter Schwarzenbauer, PCNA President and CEO. "While there are many factors that contribute to a successful fiscal year and our strong sales performance, the most significant factor has been the introduction of the Cayenne back in 2003 that has helped boost our sales more than 50 percent in the past three years."

Porsche's July's results in the U.S. were led by the continued strength of the Porsche 911 series that recorded sales of 1,080 an increase of 43 percent when sales were 755. July also saw increases in the Boxster/Cayman series with combined sales of 1,182, an increase of 72 percent in July.

In addition, dealers sold 503 Porsche Approved Certified Pre-Owned cars in July versus 490 for the same period last year.


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        Model              Month to Date            Year to Date
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                      Current Year Prior Year Current Year Prior Year
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Boxster                       350         495        2074        3034
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Boxster S                     192         360        1152        2301
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Cayman                        194           0         194           0
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Cayman S                      446           0        4178           0
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ALL BOXSTER/CAYMAN           1182         855        7598        5335
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911 Carrera Coupe              94         128         719        1363
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911 Carrera S                 221         204        1316        1176
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Carrera Cabriolet              94         149         909         875
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Carrera S Cabriolet           167         143        1492         851
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Carrera 4 Coupe                30           0         357           0
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Turbo Coupe                   192           0         448           0
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Carrera 4S Coupe               97           0         683           0
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Carrera 4 Cabriolet            43           0         513           0
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Carrera C4S Cabriolet         140           0        1051           0
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All Carrera models (993)        0           0           0           1
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All Carrera models (996)        2         131          13        1387
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ALL 911                      1080         755        7501        5653
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Cayenne Tiptronic             344         497        2604        3123
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Cayenne                         6           8          46          44
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Cayenne S                     317         461        2904        3226
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Cayenne Turbo                  17         194         408        1342
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Cayenne Turbo S                73           0         500           0
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Cayenne Titanium              167           0         167           0
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ALL CAYENNE                   924        1160        6629        7735
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CARRERA GT                     16          34          75         207
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GRAND TOTALS                 3202        2804       21803       18930
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Certified Pre-Owned           503         490        3589        3296
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