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Porsche Reports U.S. Sales for March 2009


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ATLANTA April 1, 2009: Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars and Cayenne SUVs in the United States, today announced March sales in the U.S. of 1,749 units compared to the same period last year when it sold 2,467 new cars.

Facing another challenging month in the luxury car market in the U.S., Porsche’s sales this March represent a decrease of 29 percent from the same time last year. However, based on a comparison with February of this year, sales for the month were up 15 percent, representing the best sales month so far this calendar year.

Through the first three months of 2009, Porsche’s year-to-date U.S. sales are 4,925 versus 6,777 in 2008, a decline of 27 percent.

For the month of March, Porsche’s Approved Certified Pre-Owned vehicle sales were 529, compared to 677 for the same period last year.

               
Model Month to Date   Year to Date
  Current Year   Prior Year   Current Year   Prior Year
Boxster 94   90   356   272
Boxster S 38   53   116   136
Limited Edition Boxster 0   14   3   54
Limited Edition Boxster S 0   4   0   42
Boxster RS 60 Spyder 2   94   65   94
Boxster S PD Edition 2 0   0   20   0
Cayman 59   112   212   440
Cayman S 55   134   186   499
Cayman S Porsche Design Edition 0   24   7   104
Cayman S Sport 0   0   66   0
ALL BOXSTER/CAYMAN 248   525   1031   1641
               
911 Carrera Coupe 71   67   169   220
911 Carrera S 96   96   259   258
Carrera Cabriolet 45   51   118   139
Carrera S Cabriolet 75   87   242   261
Carrera 4 Coupe 8   11   23   37
Turbo Coupe 43   60   139   198
Carrera 4S Coupe 59   72   209   204
911 Targa 4 8   11   14   24
911 Targa 4S 19   46   51   117
Carrera 4 Cabriolet 8   13   26   36
Carrera C4S Cabriolet 66   71   153   196
Turbo Cabriolet 75   152   166   450
911 GT3 0   10   0   23
911 GT2 4   16   10   16
911 GT3 RS 0   10   0   25
All Carrera models (996) 0   0   0   0
ALL 911 577   773   1579   2204
               
Cayenne Tiptronic 549   513   1164   1366
Cayenne 6   11   15   31
Cayenne S 184   178   467   776
Cayenne Turbo 9   83   73   285
Cayenne Turbo S 28   0   83   1
Cayenne Titanium 0   2   0   3
Cayenne GTS Tiptronic 137   364   469   445
Cayenne GTS 11   18   44   25
               
ALL CAYENNE 924   1169   2315   2932
               
CARRERA GT 0   0   0   0
               
               
GRAND TOTALS 1749   2467   4925   6777
               
Certified Pre-Owned 529   677   1590   1788