Some of the movements within the motorcycle and powersports market during May have varied from the more traditional seasonal changes. The powersports market heading into June is showing mixed levels of change. Six of the 10 segment categories we break the market into showed increases during the month of May.
The first thing, which was worth spending 18 hours in a flying tube for, was getting to attend the Taiwan International Motorcycle Show held in Taipei early last month. The motorcycle show was one of four separate shows held simultaneously at the Taipei World Trade Center which included Automotive Parts,...
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In the first chart (Chart 1) we see some promising numbers. Total store sales are up over last year as are gross profit margins. We also see that the parts, garments and accessories (PG&A) department represents a very significant portion of the total store gross profit. In the case of...
Why is it that at every dealership I visit and every workshop I host I hear the same types of complaints: “My salespeople won’t …” Or, “I have to check behind my salespeople because they can’t …” Or, “My salespeople forget to …” Or some other variation along this line?...
For years now technicians and educated vehicle owners have enjoyed the benefits of the self-diagnostic functions of fuel injection systems. Evaluating fault codes is now a standard task in powersport vehicle service. Some fuel injection systems have expanded onboard diagnostic abilities that can be used to troubleshoot issues in addition...
VARTA AGM powersports batteries has announced its co-sponsorship with the Jagged X Racing Team for the 2014 racing season. Jagged X Racing will be participating in five UTV competitions with the SCORE World Desert Championship series and six off-road races in the Best in the Desert series. “We are...
