Cardo Systems: Paving The Way For The Motorcycle Bluetooth Market
While it’s safe to say that Cardo Systems Inc. is an industry leader in the motorcycle Bluetooth communications market, the company wasn’t always interested in motorcycles. Established in 2001, Cardo originally focused on the personal communications business. “In 2005, we saw a need for personal headsets for motorcyclists, and in 2006 we released some of
Made In The USA
Most of the motorcycle aftermarket companies focusing on manufacturing products in the USA cite benefits ranging from increased quality control to being able to implement design changes faster. Making product in the USA also helps some companies produce in smaller quantities, thereby being able to offer a broader range of products rather than investing great amounts of capital into narrow product lines.
Ramp Up The Energy In Your Dealership
What makes the difference between a successful dealer and one that fails? Is it the products you sell, the people you hire, the processes you implement? Yes. But there’s more. Without an energetic belief that you can succeed, your eventual failure is inevitable. I interviewed AIMExpo’s Larry Little and Mike Webster for this issue’s AIMExpo
Use These Numbers To Improve Your Operations
We’ll be comparing July data from a good-performing metric 20-group with the National Norm (NN) numbers and the averages for the Top 5 dealers for this group in each category.
ATV And UTV Sales See Expected Seasonal Increases
As expected, the powersports market is currently undergoing a change in focus from selling street bikes and watercraft, which are warm weather units, to selling ATVs and utility vehicles as cooler fall weather approaches. Prices declined again during July, and the pace at which they are dropping for most segments has picked up compared to June.
How To Work With People You’d Rather Not
It’s vital to learn how to work with people you don’t exactly get along with. Here are eight steps to make the process as painless as possible.
Marketing During The Off-Season
Just because the weather’s cooling down doesn’t mean your marketing tactics should, too.
Five Reasons Why Top-Performing Finance Managers Are So Successful
Here are the five things that the most successful finance managers do to create long-term, profitable relationships that allow them to get more out of what they have.
Manage Your Dealership’s Workflow
Keeping your ROs organized and your schedule up to date will help keep your customers happy and your employees working efficiently.
New, More Powerful Engine Anchors Yamaha’s 2014 PWC Lineup
Yamaha has put the focus back on performance for 2014 by unveiling a lineup in early August that promises to feature more power in multiple categories.
Small Changes On The Dealership Floor Equal Big Impact For Sales Managers
During my Lemco tenure as the director of training, we ran more than 500 managers through our Management Development Programs (MDPs). Each course was either nine or 12 months long, depending on the department in training. Was there nine months of information to inject into the candidate? No, but we wanted to see the results
Drum Brake Maintenance
It’s important to work in a comprehensive manner when inspecting and servicing drum brakes. Don’t assume the problem lies with a specific component. Poor drum brake performance can be caused by a problem with almost any component, and the only way to make sure the system works correctly is to examine it as a whole.