Porsche Reports August Sales

Retail sales up 39 percent in August; nine percent year-to-date

ATLANTA--Sept. 4, 2012: Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars, Cayenne SUVs and the Panamera four-door sports sedan line-up in the United States, today announced August 2012 sales of 3,026 vehicles. This compares to 2,184 vehicles sold last August, for an increase of 39 percent. For the year, Porsche has sold 22,279 cars in the U.S., a nine percent increase over last year's sales of 20,494.

"Our all-new Boxster and 911 sports cars continue to be in high demand," said PCNA's President and CEO, Detlev von Platen. "The new Boxster was up 118 percent over August 2011 and the new 911 is up 44 percent for the year."

Sales of the Porsche Cayenne sport utility increased 54 percent for the month versus last August and the Panamera sport sedan was up 22 percent over the same period. This month Porsche begins selling a new Cayenne model, the Cayenne Diesel, which provides 406 lb.-ft of torque and 29 MPG on the highway.

Porsche Approved Certified Pre-Owned vehicle sales were 870 for August 2012, an 18 percent increase over August 2011. Year-to-date, Porsche has sold 6,500 CPO models, an eleven percent increase versus 2011 (5,879).