4carl

Doe's anybody have the sales figures by year or the total sold 02-04. i know there were less than 20 04s sold. thanks carl

JS

Initially was supposed to be an 02-03 run of approx 160 cars, modern day Porsche could care less about production numbers, the car is still being built in 04 and 05.

supercup

I was told by a friend at Porsche in Atlanta that there were 64 cars in 2002 101 in 2003 and 14 (through July) which may have grown to as many as 20 for 2004. I have read in several car mags lately that there will be 2005 GT2's and I have inquired with several dealer and now directly with Porsche and have been told, no 2005 GT2's, just what is left in dealer inventory and then no more. A few 2003's and 7-2004's, but no midnight blue one's which is what I wanted to order.

Jack

I've received the same numbers on Gt2 production, except that it was ~100+ cars in MY2002 and ~60+ cars for MY2003.

jcnesq

Per PCNA news releases, sales in USA were:

2002 = 184
2003 = 90
2004 through August = 20

Jack

Now we've got the straight poop. Thanks, Jim.

macfly

In the fullness of time it will make this beloved beasty a very rare car indeed. I wonder if with such low volume sales they'll make another (997) one? Maybe the GT3 will become their only stripped down light weight special.

Adrian

I am sure that PAG will come up with something which will continue the GT-2 tradition. If PAG don't the major tuners in Germany and Switzerland will.
Mind you the TT Boxster never caught on
Almost every 911 series with a Turbo in its line up had its specials. More notable of modern times being the 964 Turbo S and Turbo 3.6 S, the 993 GT-2 and GT-2 Evo and of course the 996 based GT-2.
Might take a while but there has always been something special around.
Ciao,
Adrian
964C4
GT-2

plima

Here is what I found recently:
Porsche Cars North America Reports August 2004 Sales
Sales Up 13 Percent; Demand Strong for New 911

ATLANTA, Sept. 1 -- Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars and Cayenne SUVs in the United States and Canada, today announced U.S. retail sales totaled 2,562 vehicles in August, an increase of 13 percent. Year-to-date sales were up 16 percent. The new Porsche 911 Carrera and Carrera S together accounted for nearly 15 percent of the monthly total.

"PCNA is off to a great start with the new 911," said PCNA CEO Peter Schwarzenbauer. "In just four days time our customers have purchased 376 of the new models. The new 911 combines the engineering our customers expect with the best of the Porsche's sports car tradition."

In addition, dealers sold 359 Porsche Approved Certified Pre-Owned vehicles. Pre-Owned sales were up 66 percent for the month and 590 percent for the calendar year.

Model Month to Date Year to Date
Current Prior Current Prior
Year Year Year Year

Boxster 122 242 1524 2660
Boxster S 114 183 1469 1730
ALL BOXSTER 236 425 2993 4390

911 Carrera 57 119 1169 1029
911 Targa 17 40 107 298
Carrera Cabriolet 78 160 989 1535
Carrera 4 Coupe 0 0 0 3
911 Turbo Coupe 26 119 200 1140
Carrera 4 S Coupe 58 88 672 1214
911 Turbo S Coupe 0 0 0 0
Carrera 4 Cabriolet 4 65 77 687
911 Turbo Cabriolet 90 0 1170 0
Carrera 4 S Cabriolet 115 0 1227 0
911 Turbo S Cabriolet 0 0 0 0
GT3 Coupe 46 89 455 150
GT2 Coupe 3 5 20 78
911 Carrera (997) 144 0 144 0
911 Carrera S (997) 232 0 232 0
ALL 911 870 685 6462 6134

Cayenne 342 0 3970 0
Cayenne S 917 973 5748 5968
Cayenne Turbo 173 192 1702 1546
ALL CAYENNE 1432 1165 11420 7514

CARRERA GT 24 0 102 0

GRAND TOTALS 2562 2275 20977 18038

Certified Pre-Owned 359 237 3090 524

4carl

Thanks to everybody it's very interesting that there were less than 200 Gt2s imported. With that low of sales numbers I wonder if it would be worthwhile to ever develop a new one. Seems to be a case for prices to firm, time will tell. carl

Adrian

Dear Carl,
The GT-2 was quite a good seller in the rest of the world. The Japanese loved em. They sold well in Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France etc. I have no idea why the GT-2 sold in such low numbers in the USA. I am certainly hoping for a 997 GT-2 style car and I sure it will come.
Ciao,
Adrian
964C4
GT-2

PS: Second hand GT-2s do not sell well anywhere. They were snapped up new (that is all that PAG is interested in) but the second hand market has tanked here in Switzerland for second hand GT-2s and GT-3s.

supercup

Adrian,

Porsche North America actually made the decisions to restrict the total number of cars to come here. They knew they could sell 200 cars, but probably would not be able to sell 500 cars. So they restricted the flow, made the "excluxive" and raised the price. As a result the profit they made were still about the same as if they brought in more cars.

Seems we Americans just love "limited" or "special" runs and Porsche keeps em coming!

JCM

4carl

Well my track record for buying cars that hold there value is the same as the stock market. When Carl gets in the smart money is out!!

Adrian

Dear Carl,
No car really ever holds its value. Some people claim that when fully depreciated some cars hold their value. However, when you add up what you have put into it whilst you have owned it, you rarely if ever win. Porsches are no different to this. I have never bought one new so I do not know the personal impact from this position on resale.
Ciao,
Adrian
964C4
GT-2