Porsche Cars North America Reports July Sales for U.S. Up 4 Percent

Porsche Cars North America Reports July Sales for U.S.; July Sales Up 4 Percent

ATLANTA, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Porsche Cars North America (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars in the United States and Canada, today announced U.S. retail sales totaled 2126 cars, which is a 4 percent increase compared to the same period last year. The result is the second best July in PCNA history and the best since 1986. January through July U.S. sales volume has increased by 6 percent over the same period last year.

Model Month to Date Year to Date Dealer Stock

Current Year Prior Year Current Year Prior Year Current Year

Boxster 564 530 3844 3811 906
Boxster Tip170 154 1268 1188 153
Boxster S 386 438 2921 3122 420
Boxster S Tip 92 95 643 681 146
ALL BOXSTER 1212 1217 8676 8802 1625

All1998 Carrera 0 0 0 2 0
Carrera Coupe 160 195 1115 1249 305
Carrera Cpe TipS 36 46 336 386 55
Carrera Cab 154 227 1512 1816 238
Carrera CabTipS 90 92 701 732 98
Carrera 4 Coupe 43 22 394 278 47
Carrera 4 CpeTip 15 8 110 60 7

911 Turbo 227 155 1131 387 26
911 Turbo Tip 87 51 417 102 15
Carrera 4 Cab 70 16 548 334 80
Carrera 4 CabTip 32 14 260 131 35

All CARRERA 914 826 6524 5477 906

GRAND TOTALS 2126 2043 15200 14279 2531

SOURCE Porsche Cars North America

... the increase came from 911 sales.

YTD Boxster sales this year/last year: 8676/8802
YTD 911 sales this year/last year: 6524/5477

Boxster feeling pressure from the new "M", upgraded SLK's, and the S2000?

-RJ