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In response to "Let's pop quiz another pricey German auto maker: Can you guess how many Porsches were sold in North America last month?" by Max

answer: 4,032 cars was its best month ever, 17% more than April '12. Cayennes were more than 40% of that total.

Posted by Max May 1 '13, 12:31

890 Boxster/Caymans
891 911s
1,750 Cayenne
501 Panameras

http://press.porsche.com/news/release.php?id=780 (press.porsche.com)

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using that as single point analysis, I'd say that's a good sign for the economy. -- nm - Max May 1, 12:35 15
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  - that's good! -- nm - Don Homer May 1, 12:38 1
    - The transmission is cursed. -- nm - Beryllium May 1, 12:38
- Disagree. Can't gauge entire economy by a high-end marker. -- nm - Beryllium May 1, 12:36 9
  - RV sales are a well-known leading indicator of economic movement. - amanda May 1, 12:40 5
    - I think of Cayennes as soccer mom vehicles. Or at least family ones, which is where I think the economy is. -- nm - Max May 1, 12:41 4
      - my friend's wife has one. it's pretty luxe, really. kind of crossoverish more than full-on SUV. -- nm - amanda May 1, 12:44 3
        
        note that my friend sells cars. they never would have bought it like, new. or even used and priced fairly. they got a great deal. -- nm - amanda May 1, 12:45 2
        
        Do they have kids? I'd be interested in seeing figures for SUV owners with kids vs not. -- nm - Max May 1, 12:48 1
        
        oh god no. they have four huge dogs (one insane, 3 regular) and a miata. -- nm - amanda May 1, 12:53
  - Okay.... then it is a bad sign!!! -- nm - Spawn May 1, 12:37 1
    - No! I disagree with that, too! - Beryllium May 1, 12:38
  - (It's the fallacy of trickle-down economics, right? :) ) -- nm - Beryllium May 1, 12:37
- well, a good sign for the 1% at least. -- nm - Don Homer May 1, 12:36 1
  - *ding* -- nm - Epiphany May 1, 12:38
they fell well short of my projections -- nm - prayformojo May 1, 12:33
Don Homer! -- nm - budice May 1, 12:32 6
- ML was actually closer. -- nm - Don Homer May 1, 12:33 5
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    - No no, you misheard us, senor. Porch. You win free Porch. -- nm - Beryllium May 1, 12:36
    - Yeah, but it's a Cayenne. Doesn't count. -- nm - Don Homer May 1, 12:34 2
      - Just like a Boxster. -- nm - Shaun May 1, 12:40
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answer: 4,032 cars was its best month ever, 17% more than April '12. Cayennes were more than 40% of that total.

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