In a market where the average sales was for the first 9 months of 2003 was -1.7% compared to the first 9 months of 2002, Porche's sales are doing very well. They sold 20,422 vehicles during the first 9 months of 2003 that is 20.9% higher than what they sold in the first 9 months of 2002. The sales was largely attributed to their new SUV, the Cayenne.

Here's how they did during the first 9 months of 2003:
1) Porsche 20.9%
2) Honda 11.2%
3) BMW 9.1%
4) Subaru 6.9%
5) Toyota 5.3%
6) Nissan 5%
7) Hyundai 2.7%
8) GM -2.8%
9) Ford -4.3%
10) Chrysler -5.2%
11) Suzuki -7.4%
12) VW -10%
13) Mitsubishi -21.5%
14) Isuzu -40.4%

Story on U.S. light-truck and car sales, Sept. and YTD