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Porsche's Strong U.S. Sales Continue for April with 11% Increase

5 May 1999

Porsche's Strong U.S. Sales Continue for April with Eleven Percent Increase; Year-to-Date Sales Increase by Forty-Four Percent

    ATLANTA, May 4 -- Porsche Cars North America, importer and
distributor of Porsche sports cars in the United States today announced sales
and stock figures for the month of April 1999.  Boxster sales totaled 1476
units for the month resulting in a 47 percent increase compared to April 1998.
The 26 percent reduction in 911 sales compared to March 1998 was due to
limited supply.  Porsche sales for the year have increased 44 percent over the
same period in 1998.

    MODEL           April 99    April 98     YTD 99      YTD 98   Dealer Stock

    Boxster           1476        1007        4678        3611       373

    911 (1998)
    Carrera Coupe        2           2           3          14         1
    Carrera Targa        1           1           1          35         0
    Carrera Cabriolet    0          27           1         390         1
    Carrera S Coupe      2           3           3         226         1
    Carrera 4 Coupe      0           0           0           0         0
    Carrera 4 S          0           2           0          68         2
    Carrera Turbo        0           1           0           1         0
    Carrera 4 Cabriolet  0           2           0          38         0

    911 (1999)
    Carrera Coupe      263         858         913         858       147
    Carrera Cabriolet  295          77        1096          77        73
    Carrera 4 Coupe     80           0         506           0        44
    Carrera 4 Cabriolet 79           0         436           0        15

    Subtotal/911       722         973        2959        1707       284

    TOTAL             2198        1980        7637        5318       657