. Turbo effect kicks in for Porsche in North
America
911 model series
breaks new record in June
Photo: Porsche
Stuttgart
- In June 2006, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart,
sold 3,058 vehicles in North America. The manufacturer of
sporty premium cars has again increased sales in its most
important sales market as compared to the previous year,
when 2,770 units were sold (plus 10.4 percent). In the first
six months of 2006, Porsche increased deliveries to the
US and Canada by 14.2 percent to 19,710 vehicles. This is
the highest volume for this period in the history of the
Company.
In June,
Porsche's success in North America was especially driven
by the 911 model line.
.
Although the
911 Turbo was only on sale for the last week of June, it sold 264
units. Compared to June 2005 (665 units), the 911 doubled its sales
overall to 1,333 cars. The Boxster series also saw growth, reaching
913 units (plus 5 percent), 442 of which were the new Cayman S.
Sales of the sporty
all-terrain vehicle, the Cayenne, reached 807 units, representing
a decline of 33.7 percent. As Porsche does not assist sales with
discounts, in contrast to competitors, this result is entirely satisfactory.
In the first six month of 2006
the Cayenne sold 6,002 units representing a decline of 14,5 percent.
