Porsche Cars North America Reports April 2006 Sales for Canada
ATLANTA--May 2, 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 April sales in Canada. The company sold a total of 273 Porsches, an increase of 13 percent when compared to April 2005. Year-to-date sales of 653 units are up 1 percent compared to the first four months of 2005."2006 continues to show the brand's growing appeal in this critical market," said Peter Schwarzenbauer, PCNA President and CEO. "It is particularly gratifying to see the strong market momentum building for the 911 series that is enjoying record popularity even before we introduce the incredible 911 Turbo later this year."
Demand for Porsche sports cars has picked up speed. Boxster/Cayman series sales of 111 units this month marked a 39 percent increase over the same period last year. Total sales of 99 units in the 911 series were up 16 units over April of last year, while total Cayenne sales of 62 units were 13 units less than in April of 2005.
In addition, dealers sold 39 Porsche Approved Certified Pre-Owned vehicles, compared to 32 for the same period last year.
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Model Month to Date Year to Date ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Year Prior Year Current Year Prior Year ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Boxster 35 48 73 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Boxster S 28 32 43 70 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cayman S 48 0 140 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL BOXSTER/CAYMAN 111 80 256 173 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 911 Carrera Coupe 11 29 25 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 911 Carrera S 23 23 43 59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Carrera Cabriolet 15 9 27 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Carrera S Cabriolet 15 4 41 15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Carrera 4 Coupe 7 0 14 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Carrera 4S Coupe 10 0 28 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Carrera 4 Cabriolet 3 0 12 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Carrera 4S Cabriolet 13 0 27 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- All 911 Carrera models (996) 2 18 3 57 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL 911 99 83 220 206 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cayenne Tiptronic 25 26 73 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cayenne 1 5 2 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cayenne S 33 38 86 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cayenne Turbo 1 6 3 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cayenne Turbo S 2 0 11 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL CAYENNE 62 75 175 260 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CARRERA GT 1 4 2 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GRAND TOTALS 273 242 653 645 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Certified Pre-Owned 39 32 106 77 ----------------------------------------------------------------------