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vtrader said:
Did anyone else notice January sales? Besides the 987(S) during very well, the base 997 accounted for two-thirds of the 997/S sales in the US. The 997 sold 242 units and the 997S sold only 150 units. From previous months, the 997 sales have been trending up. Considering that the USA is the largest Porsche market accounting for at least 40% of Porsche worldwide sales, is the 997 more popular than the 997S?
Mar 2, 2005 12:15:46 PM
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vtrader said:
Did anyone else notice January sales? Besides the 987(S) during very well, the base 997 accounted for two-thirds of the 997/S sales in the US. The 997 sold 242 units and the 997S sold only 150 units. From previous months, the 997 sales have been trending up. Considering that the USA is the largest Porsche market accounting for at least 40% of Porsche worldwide sales, is the 997 more popular than the 997S?
Mar 2, 2005 1:08:17 PM
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Ron (Houston) said:
I believe 997 is more available than 997S. When the buyer goes to the dealership and no 997S is available, since majority of them are ready to open the check book, they buy the available cars in the showroom rather than waiting for few months.
Couple months ago I mentioned that for each 997S that the dealers order they have to accept/buy few Boxsters, Cayennes, and 997 Standard from Porsche, per Sales rep. statement. So selling more 997 is actually good for them.
Mar 2, 2005 1:37:10 PM
Mar 2, 2005 3:35:07 PM
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69bossnine said:
I concur that it has everything to do with on-the-showroom-floor availability.
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Texas911 said:
Probably just ran out of parts like wheels or exhaust or engine parts. Who knows?
Mar 2, 2005 10:04:47 PM
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vtrader said:
Did anyone else notice January sales? Besides the 987(S) during very well, the base 997 accounted for two-thirds of the 997/S sales in the US. The 997 sold 242 units and the 997S sold only 150 units. From previous months, the 997 sales have been trending up. Considering that the USA is the largest Porsche market accounting for at least 40% of Porsche worldwide sales, is the 997 more popular than the 997S?
I believe 997 is more available than 997S. When the buyer goes to the dealership and no 997S is available, since majority of them are ready to open the check book, they buy the available cars in the showroom rather than waiting for few months.
Couple months ago I mentioned that for each 997S that the dealers order they have to accept/buy few Boxsters, Cayennes, and 997 Standard from Porsche, per Sales rep. statement. So selling more 997 is actually good for them.
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Dilinger said:
All of these opinions really stand out with some arguments, but is it really so important to play detectives here?
Just wondering...
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Rossi said:
Strange, I would have expected it to be the other way round. Anybody knows the 997:997S ratio in Germany?![]()
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Texas911 said:
Why should Porsche wait on the TT? Wouldn't they want to sell more higher priced and higher margin cars than less expensive models? I think you should compare it to is the Cayman.
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Texas911 said:
Why should Porsche wait on the TT? Wouldn't they want to sell more higher priced and higher margin cars than less expensive models? I think you should compare it to is the Cayman.
You do not introduce a new model and then provide a competitor against it within your model line. The S needs to pay for itself before enticing Porschephiles with the TT. They buy the S waiting for the TT. It works everytime for Porsche. They make a lot of money marketing their line of cars in this fashion.![]()
Mar 3, 2005 7:44:49 PM