Well the economy is certainly the sharp stick in this current sales reporting. But, it doesn't account at all for the steady decline in Boxster sales since the '00 model year. I believe the single greatest factor is Porsche's refusal to arm the Boxster with the same HP performance (albeit w/ optional power pkgs.) than they offer for the 911. People just aren't going to lay out what Porsche is asking to get those dismal numbers.
In contrast, sales of other open tops such as the Miata, Z3/4 and Audi TT cab's have held steady or actually increased through much of this decade (current past 2 quarters excepted) .
That says to me that Porsche simply has not produced the car people want and/or has failed to properly market the car. It's definitely always been the red-headed stepchild behind the 911, cayenne and cayman. Personally, I think we're going to see this market kill the Boxster off for good (which may actually boost prices/demand for pre-owned ones).
