Destination Dealership: Temecula Motorsports
This dealership combats its spread-out customer population by implementing some innovative business ideas.
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.
WPS/FLY Racing to Distribute POD ACTIVE Knee Braces
The manufacturer of medical grade knee braces has chosen to part ways with its current distribute. The partnership with WPS will officially begin Nov. 1, 2013.
LeoVince USA Announces New Hires and Promotions as Company Expands
LeoVince USA announces four new hires and six promotions following the purchase of LeoVince USA by Geared Up Powersports’ Tim Calhoun. LeoVince’s parent company, Sito Gruppo Industriale, continues to standardize its global expansion operations.
Spanish Exhibitors to Showcase Brands and Culture at AIMExpo
A collaboration of Spanish exhibitors will dedicate an area of the show floor highlighting the Spanish motorcycling culture. The showcase, themed “Power of Spain,” will display a diverse selection of six of the country’s more well-known companies, as well as a Spanish Lounge.
Yamaha Volunteers Refurbish Southern California OHV Staging Area
As part of the Yamaha OHV Access Initiative and with support of the Southern California Mountains Foundation’s (SCMF) OHV program, volunteers gathered recently for a final round of planting, cleaning and maintaining the Cactus Flats staging area and surrounding trails. This was the final project in a three-year commitment by Yamaha to help restore Cactus Flats and save the staging area from misuse and erosion.
ARI Names David Valentine Director of OEM Sales
Most recently, Valentine served as vice president of sales for gFAXX, an online business intelligence source focused on the construction and agriculture industries. Prior to joining gFAXX, he was the national sales manager for PowerSports Network and RV Web Services. He will be responsible for all of ARI’s sales activities for manufacturers in the automotive tire and wheel, powersports, outdoor power equipment, marine, RV and white goods
industries.
nizex Inc. to Host Fall 2013 Dealer Symposiums
The producer of Lizzy dealer management software will host three sessions in McDonough, Ga. Each symposium date will offer intensive training for a particular department and examine the current processes for managing that department within Lizzy.
ARI to Present During Craig-Hallum Capital Group Fourth Annual Alpha Select Conference
ARI Network Services (OTCBB: ARIS) has announced that Roy W. Olivier, ARI’s CEO and president, will present at the Craig-Hallum Capital Group Fourth Annual Alpha Select Conference Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. The conference is being held at the Convene Midtown East in New York City. ARI’s presentation is scheduled for 11:50 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Dominion Powersports Solutions Suzuki-Dealer Webinar Now Available Online
“Rev Up Your Suzuki Service Department Strategies & Revenue” discusses successful spring and winter programs that have yielded profitable sales and CSI results for service departments. The hour-long presentation also features tips on improving online marketing, including dealership website strategies.
Piere Performance Products Re-branded as P3 Composites LLC
P3 Composites intends to maintain quality of its carbon composite protection products for off-road motorcycles while increasing production in a 7,500-square-foot manufacturing facility located in Hurricane, W.Va. Eric Pirie will stay on as a consultant and provide product development services to P3 Composites.
Sponsored Content: Looking for Revenue in All the Wrong Places? Race Fuel Sales Can Be Easier and More Profitable Than You Think
Shops which had previously dismissed racing fuel as a potential revenue stream have been pleasantly surprised by higher than expected demand, easier logistics and more side benefits than anticipated.
Kawasaki Partners with Traffic Log Pro
The move allows Kawasaki dealers to have one place to track their vehicle leads, manage these leads and convert them into sales. These leads will be moved in real time from Kawasaki to Traffic Log Pro, enabling dealers to receive email inquiries consumers make on Kawasaki’s two- and four-wheel products shortly after the consumer clicks the send button.
Seats Still Available for Race Tech’s Fall Technical Edge Suspension Seminars
Geared toward anyone looking to learn more about suspension and tuning, these seminars are also ideal for dealers looking to increase profits of their service department, foot traffic through their doors and improve customer satisfaction. Some RT installers are including suspension upgrades with more than 75 percent of new model sales.
Sena Technologies Launches Renovated Website
The new features of the website include all-new multimedia, easy-to-navigate tabs, and the latest updates on products, news and events. The company says website will allow viewers to easily find the products and information they are looking for as well as stay up-to-date on all of the latest news and products.
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