Porsche Cars North America September sales rise 8 pct, a 2nd consecutive monthly increase

September Auto Sales: Porsche Cars North America

ATLANTA — Porsche Cars North America Inc. said Thursday its September auto sales rose 8 percent, the second month in a row Porsche reported a rise.

BY THE NUMBERS: Sales rose to 1,581 from 1,458 last year. So far this year, sales are down 32 percent to 14,310 from 21,076.

HOT MODELS: Porsche’s 911 sales continued to rise in September by 40 percent to 720, compared with last year’s 516 units. Porsche said it was the best result for the sports car in a year. It has been helped by promotional advertising.