Porsche sales up 15.1% in October
 

Performance Luxury make sees an increase in demand.

Wayne Gerdes - CleanMPG - Nov. 3, 2009

Porsche’s new four-door Panamera - $89,900 to start and a miserable 19 mpgUS combined :(

Porsche released October sales in the U.S. of 1,642 units compared to the same period last year when it sold 1,427, up 15.1 percent. This marks the third consecutive month that Porsche has recorded an increase in year-over-year sales from 2008.

On sale for only about two weeks, Porsche’s new four-door Panamera has already recorded sales of 360.

“The market launch of the Panamera was October 17, so the number is encouraging,” said PCNA President and CEO, Detlev von Platen. “Just as importantly, we expect the Panamera to bring additional momentum to our dealerships that will benefit our entire model line.”

Also notable for October were sales of the German automaker’s mid-engine sports cars, the Boxster and Cayman, with 271 units sold compared to 153 the year prior, a 77 percent increase.

Porsche’s overall year-to-date sales in 2009 are 15,952 compared to the same period last year when sales were 22,503, a decrease of 29 percent.