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Voting is now open for the 2011 Dealership Superstar competition!
Time is Running Out to Enter the Annual Dealership Superstar Competition!
Enter by Aug. 1 for your chance to win a trip to the SEMA Show, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Nov. 1-4, compliments of Lazer Star.
Manheim Financial Services Growing, Seeks Specialty Dealers to Finance
Manheim Financial Services (MAFS) is expanding its Specialty division and seeking Specialty dealers in need of financing. The MAFS Specialty division finances Motorcycle, Heavy Truck and RV dealers with tailored floor plan options designed for their unique business needs.
Powersports Newsline
Big Dog No More, Indian’s New Home, Pied Piper Results
Capitalize on the Growing Women’s Powersports Segment
Clothing and accessory sales are a big part of your bottom line, so it makes sense to encourage women, now more than 12 percent of the motorcycle-buying public, to shop in your store.
Powersports Dealer Update Shifts Dealers Out Of Survival Mode
The Powersports Dealer Update sessions held in conjunction with the SEMA show in Las Vegas, Nov. 1-2, provided dealers with key strategies to survive and thrive as the powersports industry enters a period of recovery.
Success in Sight
Build your business with educational resources from MPN
Hot Shoppe Design: Jumping from BMX to Apparel
Hot Shoppe Design’s Dave Marietti has come of age with a company he started as a teenager
Armadillo Scooter Wear Launches New Jackets with Viral Campaign
New scooter clothing brand Armadillo Scooter Wear have just launched their Fall / Winter 2010 range of scooter wear with a new online viral campaign.
Dealership 101
MPN has teamed up with Gart Sutton & Associates and SEMA to present the 2010 Dealer Update Workshops Nov. 1-2 in conjunction with the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. 14 training sessions covering eight topics as well as two keynote discussions and an industry panel are open to all powersports dealers. In addition, dealers can browse the Powersports & Utility Vehicle section of the SEMA show floor to catch up with the industry’s newest innovations. Browse the seminar schedule below and visit www.semashow.com/mpn to register today.
One-On-One With GSA President Gart Sutton
1. Tell us about your own history in the powersports business. My grandfather started a Ford dealership in Los Angeles in 1921. I worked in this dealership for many years, honing my skills in sales, sales management and F&I. After I left the dealership, I was hired by Honda to design and teach the
MPN Launches New Website
Welcome to the new MotorcycleProductNews.com. With an updated look and more content than ever before, MPN delivers a daily dose of business intelligence for powersports dealers.
MPN Backs Dealer Update
MPN has teamed up with Gart Sutton & Associates and SEMA to present the 2010 Dealer Update Workshops Nov. 1-2 in conjunction with the SEMA Show in Las Vegas.
Focus On Service
Succeed By Tuning In To Your Customers’ Needs
Profitability Trends Upwards
Year-on-year April Dealer Numbers
Working The Numbers
The power of research