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Porsche Reports September Sales - Up 8.4%


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ATLANTA - October 1, 2009: Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars and Cayenne SUVs in the United States, today announced September sales in the U.S. of 1,581 units compared to the same period last year when it sold 1,458, up 8.4 percent. This is the second consecutive month that PCNA has recorded a sizable increase in sales — a first in 2009.

Notable were Porsche’s mid-engine sports car sales for the Boxster and Cayman, which were 326 versus last year’s figure of 195. Further, sales of Porsche’s venerable 911 series for September were 720 versus last year’s figure of 516, an increase of 40 percent and the best results for the iconic sports car in a year.

Porsche’s overall year-to-date sales in 2009 are 14,310 compared to the first nine months of last year when they were 21,076, a decrease of 32 percent.

For the month, Porsche’s Approved Certified Pre-Owned vehicle sales were 523, compared to 475 for the same period last year.

                 
Model   Month to Date   Year to Date
    Current Year   Prior Year   Current Year   Prior Year
Boxster   93   71   1,049   1,323
Boxster S   57   28   446   585
Boxster RS 60 Spyder   1   23   77   563
Cayman   99   35   702   1,226
Cayman S   76   34   744   1,644
Cayman S Porsche Design Ed   0   4   7   178
ALL BOXSTER/CAYMAN   326   195   3,025   5,519
                 
911 Carrera   98   102   714   697
911 Carrera S   130   132   846   888
Carrera Cabriolet   78   35   510   468
Carrera S Cabriolet   108   144   728   977
Carrera 4 Coupe   8   5   60   96
Turbo Coupe   14   15   314   485
Carrera 4S Coupe   89   10   637   590
911 Targa 4   6   0   50   53
911 Targa 4S   16   1   149   254
Carrera 4 Cabriolet   6   2   49   110
Carrera 4S Cabriolet   105   10   619   482
Turbo Cabriolet   32   51   513   1,220
911 GT3   29   0   151   33
911 GT2   1   7   21   192
911 GT3 RS   0   2   0   46
All 911 Carrera models (996)                
ALL 911   720   516   5,361   6,591
                 
Cayenne Tiptronic   273   292   3,029   4,117
Cayenne   2   1   46   72
Cayenne S   128   120   1,404   1,611
Cayenne Turbo   7   25   118   627
Cayenne Turbo S   20   62   244   97
Cayenne Titanium   0   0   1   5
Cayenne GTS Tiptronic   93   236   961   2,311
Cayenne GTS   12   11   121   126
ALL CAYENNE   535   747   5,924   8,966
                 
CARRERA GT   0   0   0   0
                 
                 
GRAND TOTALS   1,581   1,458   14,310   21,076
                 
Certified Pre-Owned   523   475