Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars and Cayenne SUVs in the United States and Canada, today announced that sales for the month of September in the U.S. were up 3 percent over the same month in 2005. Year-to-date, September's results helped the Porsche brand continue to outpace last year's record-setting figure.

For September 2006, Porsche reported new-car sales in the U.S. of 2,211, 3 percent ahead of 2005’s figure for September of 2,144. So far in 2006, Porsche is continuing its pace for a record calendar year recording a nine month total of 26,411, which is 11 percent ahead of 2005’s year-to-date total of 23,819.

Porsche 911 model lineup has helped drive Porsche’s sales in the U.S. all year. In September, sales of the 911 were up 11 percent from the same time last year with totals of 730 versus 659 in September of 2005. For the year, 911 sales are 9,162 so far in 2006, which is 25 percent ahead of the same period last year. The Boxster/Cayman series, which enjoyed combined sales of 733 for the month and a 59 percent increase over the same month a year prior, has recorded a year-to-date total of 9,111, an increase of 42 percent compared with the same period last year.

In addition, dealers sold 541 Porsche Approved Certified Pre-Owned vehicles compared to 413 for the same period last year.