Expanding in the Midwest
Kansas dealer cashes in on farm market and enthusiast bikers
Working The Windy City
Chicago Cycle Expands Haehn’s Success
Two-Wheeled Therapy
There’s a lot going on at Iron Horse Motorcycles. People are looking at bikes for sale, phones are ringing, the parts counter is busy and riders are leaving their bikes for service. It’s a pleasant, steady buzz, not a high-pressure frenzy, and while that energy vibe is partly due to southern hospitality and a location-based motorhead mentality, it also comes straight from the top.
Century Harley-Davidson
If you ever should visit Century Harley-Davidson in Medina, Ohio, be sure to wear your shades. If the sun’s shining, you’re bound to be blinded by the gleaming chrome as you make your way uphill to the dealership, located just off Interstate 71 southeast of Cleveland.
Dealer Management Systems Help Your Business Grow
Your DMS not only enhances your ability to sell to your existing customers, it will also let you know if it is actually profitable for you as well.
The Great White North
Iron Block Harley-Davidson of Adams Center, N.Y.
Scooter Chic
Vespa Soho cashes in on the two-wheel trend in NYC
2010 Dealership Superstars
Motorcycle Product News and Mark Rodgers from Peak Dealership Performance present the third annual Dealership Superstar competition. Due to the overwhelming number of entries we received in 2009, we’re no longer awarding one Superstar award; rather, for this year’s contest, we’re handing out five Superstar prizes to honor excellence and innovation in sales and service across all departments of the dealership.
Innovation is a common theme this year. Whether the Superstars utilized the latest technology to increase door swings and bolster sales or, as is the case in Dave Head’s story, showed great compassion and remarkable salesmanship, all of our 2010 honorees are true Dealership Superstars.
Destination Dealership: San-Diego Harley-Davidson
Fearlessly moving forward
Back to the Future: How History Can Save Harley Davidson
As family farms turned to dust and Wall Street bankers pancaked on concrete, Tom Sifton was turning fast Harleys into black gold. The wunderkind tuner’s modified Harley engines were faster than the factory’s best in 1926, and he moved his shop to San Jose, Calif., to transform it into a full-line dealership in 1933. What
Destination Dealership: Peninsula Triumph
Appealing To A Niche Market
Destination Dealership:Small Market, Major Player
What happens when a nice young woman with a background in retail management meets a nice young man with a degree in aviation maintenance? They get married, move to the country and start a successful Ducati shop. Bend, Ore., boasting a population of about 80,000 and located near the geographic center of the state, is