Porsche Cars North America Reports July 2005 Sales
Sales Increase for Month and Fiscal Year EndATLANTA, Aug. 2, 2005; Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars and Cayenne SUVs in the United States and Canada, today announced July retail sales in the United States totaled 2,804 cars, an increase of 4 percent compared to July of last year. Year-to-date sales reached a total of 18,930, up 3 percent from the same period last year.
In addition, PCNA closed its fiscal year in July and reported North American sales of 33,974 cars, an increase of 3.6 percent over the previous fiscal year. Of those cars, 6,480 were Boxsters (up 25 percent), 10,327 were 911s (up 2.5 percent), 336 were Carrera GTs (up 314 percent) and 16,831 were Cayennes (down 3 percent).
"Considering the current sales environment, beating last year's number is a testament to the value of our products," said Peter Schwarzenbauer, PCNA President and CEO. "We would have finished even higher with greater 911 supply. We only wish we had more 911s to meet the demand of our customers."
In addition, dealers sold 493 Porsche Approved Certified Pre-Owned vehicles compared to 428 for the same period last year. For the fiscal year, dealers sold 5,041 CPO vehicles compared to 3,930 the year before, an increase of 28 percent.
Model Month to Date Year to Date Current Prior Current Prior Year Year Year Year Boxster 30 234 289 1402 Boxster S 39 216 263 1355 Boxster (987) 465 0 2745 0 Boxster S (987) 321 0 2038 0 ALL BOXSTER 855 450 5335 2757 911 Carrera 15 148 126 1111 911 Targa 6 19 38 90 Carrera Cabriolet 17 111 197 911 Carrera 4 Coupe 0 0 1 0 911 Turbo Coupe 2 35 16 174 Carrera 4 S Coupe 8 102 151 614 911 Turbo S Coupe 17 0 150 0 Carrera 4 Cabriolet 0 5 10 73 911 Turbo Cabriolet 7 172 68 1080 Carrera 4 S Cabriolet 1 166 81 1112 911 Turbo S Cabriolet 56 0 457 0 GT3 Coupe 2 78 89 409 GT2 Coupe 0 2 4 17 911 Carrera (997) 128 0 1363 0 911 Carrera S (997) 204 0 1176 0 Carrera Cabriolet (997) 149 0 875 0 Carrera S Cabriolet (997) 143 0 851 0 ALL 911 755 838 5653 5591 Cayenne 505 467 3167 3628 Cayenne S 461 728 3226 4831 Cayenne Turbo 194 198 1342 1529 ALL CAYENNE 1160 1393 7735 9988 CARRERA GT 34 24 207 78 GRAND TOTALS 2804 2705 18930 18414 Certified Pre-Owned 493 428 3300 2613 SOURCE Porsche Cars North America, Inc.