Harley-Davidson to Create Advanced Technology R&D Facility in Northern California
Harley-Davidson, Inc. announced it will establish a new research and development facility in Northern California to support its future product portfolio.
Energica Announces Surprising First Quarter 2018 Results
Energica Motor Company S.p.A., an Italian manufacturer of high-performing electric motorcycles, closed the first quarter 2018 with a current order book that exceeds the total sales of the previous year.
EICMA 2016 Promises Motorbikes Never Seen Before, Technology and Innovation
The 74th edition of EICMA to be held at Rho Fiera from November 8-13, promises to be full of innovations and surprises both for visitors and exhibitors. As always, the event guarantees standards of excellence from the presence of all the top brands in the 2-wheels sector.
Wells Fargo Commercial Distribution Finance Announces New Dealer Financing Program with Columbia ParCar Corp.
Wells Fargo Commercial Distribution Finance (CDF), part of Wells Fargo & Company has announced it has signed a dealer financing program with Columbia ParCar Corp. (CPC), an electric vehicle manufacturer. The financing will be used to promote and grow CPC’s distribution network.
Costco Auto Program Adds Slingshot Powersports Offer
Costco Auto Program and Polaris have partnered since fall 2014 to bring Costco members exclusive, limited-time savings on Polaris products. To reach yet another group of powersports enthusiasts, the Polaris Slingshot moto-roadster is included for the first time.
Zero Motorcycles Grows Up
Company celebrates 10 years in Electric [pullquote]“My guess is large numbers of people will switch to electric cars and bikes for their daily transportation applications over the next 15 or 20 years as more come to realize the hidden advantages…the ‘plug and play’ simplicity mainly, and as the prices of the vehicles continue to drop
INTERMOT Introduces Custom Bike Showcase and Other New Features for 2016
The international custom building scene has been integrated into INTERMOT 2016 as a standalone “show-within-a-show” format under the name “INTERMOT customized,” that will be presented on a special stage. In addition to the many custom V-twins, a new wave of cafe racers and other modern adaptations will also be showcased. Exhibitors in the Customized show will include BMW, Harley-Davidson, Kawasaki, Triumph, Yamaha and
Alternative Profit Centers
When somebody asks you what you do for a living, do you automatically answer that you are in the motorcycle business? We all tend to identify powersports dealers as “motorcycle” dealers… however there are a growing number of alternative profit centers.
ATV/UTV Market Overview
Opportunity is Knocking [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he final 2015 sales numbers have just been tabulated by the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC) and the result is… drum roll please… FLAT. Okay, no real surprise to the dealers in the trenches. At just under 730,000 units the grand total of motorcycle and ATV sales combined was actually up 2.2% over
Costco Auto Program and Polaris Special Offer
Costco Auto Program and Polaris Industries Inc. have teamed up to bring Costco members their biggest joint offer. Starting 9/1/15, Costco members will receive promotional benefits on a selection of Polaris brands for all model years. The promotion runs from Sept. 1 through Nov. 30, 2015.
Mike Shell Joins Küryakyn As National Development Manager
Küryakyn Holdings LLC. has announced the addition of industry veteran Mike Shell as National Development Manager. In this new position Shell will power the growth and organization of Küryakyn’s national brand representative force.
From Frog Legs to Lithium
It was a feud over frog legs that led to the invention of the battery more than 200 years ago. Alessandro Volta is credited with inventing the battery in 1800, but he only stumbled onto it as he was trying to disprove a theory of another scientist who found touching frog leg nerves to metal made them move, thus proving “animal electricity.”
Commuter Bikes are Good for Us
Motorcycle riders don’t just save themselves time and money, they do the same for car drivers.
Brammo Chooses Online Crowdfunding Platform EarlyShares for its $3 Million Capital Raise
EarlyShares, the online platform for private investing, announced the launch of a $3 million convertible debt investment offering for Brammo, an electric vehicle technology company seeking to scale the business and execute on international expansion plans. “We decided to host our capital raise on the EarlyShares platform because it gives accredited investors across the U.S.
Brammo Chooses Online Crowdfunding Platform EarlyShares for its $3 Million Capital Raise
EarlyShares, the online platform for private investing, announced the launch of a $3 million convertible debt investment offering for Brammo, an electric vehicle technology company seeking to scale the business and execute on international expansion plans.
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