Mid-Summer Sizzle
How is your dealership cooking up more business?
May Sales Department Performance
This article contains actual dealer data obtained from GSA’s 20-group reporting system. 20-groups consist of dealers from non-competing markets who meet 3 times a year to share financial and best practice information. Their goal is to grow and improve their businesses profitably. In Chart 1, total store gross margins are still light for this group
Five Keys to Finding Your Next Big Lender
Since the 2008 banking crisis, national lenders have changed and tightened their criteria for lending, which has left many dealers and customers in the lurch. One solution for dealing with this is to circumvent the big banks and establish relationships with local lenders. Community banks have a different business model than national banks, which engaged
40th Anniversary Rewind: Yamaha Then and Now
Yamaha’s Industry Outlook in 1982
Kurt Caselli Foundation Fundraiser
How better to honor the life of a desert racing champion than to go on a ride? The destination of Doffo Vineyards in Temecula’s wine country is a stone’s throw away from KTM and Husqvarna’s North American headquarters, just down the road from the Metal Mulisha compound and Glen Helen Raceway – in short, the
The Brotherhood of Bikers
One of the things that makes this industry so special is the brotherhood that is prevalent among fellow bikers – whether you are a moto dude, cruiser guy or scooter girl – we all stick together and help each other out when the chips are down. Can you imagine if corporate America acted with these
Shifting Gears
Printing All The News That Fits
NPA Pre-Owned Monthly Recap: Spring In Full Swing
With all but one powersports vehicle category on the rise in March it’s clear that spring is here, buyer confidence is up and retail customers are gearing up for the riding season. On-highway categories saw a small but noticeable increase in Average Wholesale Pricing (AWP) in March as compared to the prior three months –
Just Say No to DBS – Dead Battery Syndrome
How the Powersports Market Should Approach Batteries
Debunking the Myth of Urban Mobility
Will Electric Bikes and Scooters Ever Sell In the U.S. Market?
Can-Am Comes Out With a Bumper Crop For 2015
Two New Outlanders & Updates To UTVs Put BRP in the Driver’s Seat
April Service Department Performance
"/wp-content/uploads/Articles/06_01_2014/128171BOCjpg_00000076973.jpg"> In this month’s Best Operators Club, the article contains actual numbers obtained from our 20-group data reporting and analysis system. 20-groups consist of dealers from non-competing markets who meet three times a year to share financial and best practice information. The goal is to grow and improve their businesses profitably. GSA provides support, data