Porsche Reports November Results

ATLANTA--(Business Wire)--Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars and Cayenne SUVs in the United States and Canada, today announced sales for the month of November in the U.S. that were essentially on par with last year's record-setting November results. With the month's sales, Porsche's eleven-month total is on pace for a record 2006.

For November 2006, Porsche reported new-car sales in the U.S. of 2,611, just 2.0 percent behind 2005's best-ever November of 2,675. So far in 2006, Porsche remains well ahead of 2005's record total with year-to-date sales of 31,377, an 8 percent increase over 2005's eleven-month total of 29,072.

"With November's results basically on track with last year's strong month, we are on pace to establish another calendar year sales record in the U.S.," said Peter Schwarzenbauer, President and CEO, Porsche Cars North America, Inc.

As it has all year, Porsche's 911 model line continues to help drive Porsche's sales in the U.S. In November, sales of the 911 were up 12 percent from the same month last year with totals of 1,061 versus 951 in 2005. For the year, 911 sales are 10,920, an increase of 19 percent from 2005's eleven-month total. The Boxster/Cayman series recorded combined sales of 786 for November versus 419 last year, representing an 88 percent increase. Year-to-date, the Boxster/Cayman sales are 10,744 compared to 7,402 in 2005, a percentage increase of 45 percent.

In addition, dealers sold 485 Porsche Approved Certified Pre-Owned vehicles in November.

S4cabriofoxone - 12/1/2006 6:35:41 PM

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Very interesting that the 911 has about a third of Porsche sales this year! I'm glad that people are buying REAL Porsches, but I'd think the Cayenne and the cheaper models would sell the most!

Auto_Fan - 12/3/2006 4:14:02 AM

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I agree with you S4 , 911 is the ligitimate Porsche and over the years, 911 remained the gold standard of sport cars. If I am going to buy a Porsche, it will be the ...

you know which one.

S4cabriofoxone - 12/3/2006 10:05:01 PM

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Me too. I'll probably end up with a Carrera Cabriolet as my next car- but that won't be for awhile. Two to three years.

The "S" version is tempting, but it's only 0.2 seconds quicker, for a ridiculous $10,000 premium!

Maybe I'll just de-badge mine, to make it look like an S? Nah...

mini22 - 12/4/2006 12:35:10 PM

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The Cayenne sales have declined because their reliability was in question when they first came out and not everyone has liked it's styling. Porsche obviously thinks so because they have made more conservative looking with it's 07 redesign and given it more power across the range. It's interesting,however,when the 996 series and 986 series started to really falter,it was the Cayenne that saved Porsche's butt when it came out. So while many say it's not a true Porsche the reality is Porsche needs it to survive.