Porsche Cars North America Reports May 2006 Sales for the United States; Sports Cars Continue to Drive Sales
ATLANTA--June 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 brisk sales for the month of May in the U.S., on par with last year's best-ever May for the German automaker. Through the first five months of 2006 the Porsche brand continues to set a record pace for the year.For May 2006, Porsche reported new-car sales in the U.S. of 3,272, just 0.7 percent behind 2005's top mark for May of 3,291. So far in 2006, Porsche is continuing its record-breaking pace establishing year-to-date sales of 15,730, which is 16 percent ahead of 2005's five month total of 13,575.
Porsche 911 model line up has helped drive Porsche's sales in the U.S. all year. In May, sales of the 911 were up 9 percent from the same time last year with totals of 1,087 versus 999 in May of 2005. Five-month sales in 2006 of 5,155 were 20 percent ahead of the same period last year. The Boxster/Cayman series, which enjoyed combined sales of 1,147 for May and a 16.8 percent increase over the same month a year prior, has recorded a year-to-date total of 5,572, an increase of 51.4 percent compared with the same period last year.
In addition, dealers sold 598 Porsche Approved Certified Pre-Owned vehicles in May.
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Model Month to Date Year to Date ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Year Prior Year Current Year Prior Year ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Boxster 396 574 1449 2087 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Boxster S 202 408 802 1593 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cayman S 549 0 3321 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL BOXSTER/CAYMAN 1147 982 5572 3680 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 911 Carrera Coupe 108 157 537 1153 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 911 Carrera S 185 169 905 888 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Carrera Cabriolet 157 277 688 574 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Carrera S Cabriolet 239 242 1107 551 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Carrera 4 Coupe 72 0 286 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Carrera 4S Coupe 97 0 479 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Carrera 4 Cabriolet 91 0 389 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Carrera 4S Cabriolet 137 0 753 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- All 911 Carrera models (996) 1 154 11 1143 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL 911 1087 999 5155 4309 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cayenne Tiptronic 408 536 2028 2249 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cayenne 4 8 33 29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cayenne S 473 505 2210 2190 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cayenne Turbo 63 219 367 964 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cayenne Turbo S 83 0 311 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL CAYENNE 1031 1268 4949 5432 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CARRERA GT 7 42 54 154 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GRAND TOTALS 3272 3291 15730 13575 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Certified Pre-Owned 598 547 2617 2251 ----------------------------------------------------------------------