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Porsche Reports August U.S. Sales; Year-to-Date Sales up by 19 Percent

6 September 1999

Porsche Reports August U.S. Sales; Year-to-Date Sales up by 19 Percent

    ATLANTA, Sept. 3 -- 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 August 1999.  Sales are up by 50 percent
over the same period in 1998.  Year-to-date sales for 1999 are up 19 percent
over the same period in 1998.


        Model          Month to Date             Year to Date    Dealer Stock
                   Current        Prior      Current        Prior     Current
                     Year         Year         Year         Year         Year

    Boxster           735          168         6807         5449         466
    Boxster Tip       250           68         2130         1545         114
    BOXSTER SERIES    985          236         8937         6994         580
    911 Carrera (993)   7            7           17          813           0
    993 TOTALS          7            7           17          813           4
    Carrera Coupe     128          267         1353         2538          92
    Carrera Coupe
     Tip S             49           42          394          513          18
    Carrera Cabriolet 217          443         1700         1185         104
    Carrera Cabriolet
     Tip S            136          129          790          344          44
    Carrera 4 Coupe    74            0          717            0          35
    Carrera 4
     Coupe Tip         11            0          133            0           8
    Carrera 4
     Cabriolet         32            0          560            0           7
    Carrera 4
     Cabriolet Tip     47            0          177            0           5
    996 TOTALS        694          881         5824         4580         313
    911 TOTALS        701          888         5841         5393         317
    GRAND TOTALS     1686         1124        14778        12387         897