Vanderhall Adds 33 Locations
With the additional spike of demand associated with the release of the Navarro, Vanderhall is gearing up by adding distribution points and expanding their factory footprint, doubling their current plant size.
India’s TVS Acquires Norton Motorcycles
This will be one of the most interesting acquisitions of a storied motorcycle maker in recent times and will reflect TVS Motor Company’s and India’s rapidly rising prominence in the international two-wheeler market.
Top Michigan Honda Powersports Dealership Gets New Ownership
After a decade of the fast-paced world as a Honda powersports dealership owner, Carr decided to explore the possibility of selling his business to spend more time with his family.
Yamaha, Polaris, KTM Dealership in Wenatchee, Washington Gets New Ownership
Motorcycle enthusiast and Seattle area public relations and marketing executive Melanie Wilhoite purchased the Wenatchee Yamaha, Polaris, and KTM dealership in 2014 and it became one of the few woman-owned power-machine dealerships in the Northwest.
MotoAmerica Renews Deal With NBC Sports Network
MotoAmerica has announced that it has renewed its agreement with NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) with the network again slated to air the popular one-hour “Inside MotoAmerica” shows for the 2020 MotoAmerica Series.
RumbleOn Appoints Joe Reece to Board of Directors
Reece has more than 30 years of experience running and advising multi-billion dollar, multi-national businesses and has served on several public company boards.
Polaris Reports 2nd Quarter Results of 2018
“With solid retail growth and market share gains in both our off-road and Indian Motorcycles, we are reaping the benefits of our safety and quality investments, new product innovations and improved delivery performance.”
Yamaha Motor Marks Record Annual Profit in 2017
Motorcycle unit sales in the ASEAN region scored their highest year-over-year gain since 2011. Net sales overall increased and operating income rose substantially on increased sales of products in higher price ranges.
Babbitt’s Online
For some time, Babbitt’s has been a major player on the Arenacross circuit, with Team Babbitt’s Gavin Faith earning the No. 1 plate in 2016. His teammates, Travis Sewell and Jacob Hayes, are cleaning up at stadiums nationwide. When not at the track, the online arm of Babbitt’s sells OEM parts and accessories, as well
Kinderhook Acquires Performance Motorsports International, Forms Race Winning Brands
Kinderhook Industries, LLC has announced the formation of a new performance parts platform, Race Winning Brands through the acquisition of Performance Motorsports International from Dover Corporation. Kinderhook has acquired JE Pistons, Wiseco, Innovate Motorsports, K1 and ProX Racing as a result of the deal with PMI.
Motorcycle Industry Council Announces 2017 Board of Director Election Results
The members of the Motorcycle Industry Council have elected Paul Puma to the 2017 MIC Board of Directors. In addition, Arnold W. Ackerman and Andy Leisner have each been reelected to the MIC board. All three will serve two-year terms.
Printing All the News That Fits: December
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s the Greek philosopher Heraclitus noted, “The only constant is change!” Seems like the entire powersports industry was in a state of flux in 2016. Mergers, acquisitions and simple cases of the ‘grass is greener’ wanderlust made it tough to tell who the players were without a scorecard this season. From industry veteran Greg Blackwell
Bestop Acquires Baja Designs
Bestop, a manufacturer of Jeep and truck soft tops and accessories, has announced it has acquired Baja Designs (BD) of San Marcos, California. Recognized as “The Scientists of Lighting” for more than 20 years, BD engineers lighting systems at the forefront of off-road racing and on- and off-road driving.
Polaris Reports 2015 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results
Polaris Industries Inc. recently reported net income of $455.4 million for the full year 2015, approximately flat to previous year’s net income of $454.0 million. Sales for the full year 2015 totaled a record $4.719 billion, an increase of five percent compared to sales of $4.479 billion for the full year 2014.
MAG Announces Executive Shifts
The Motorsport Aftermarket Group (MAG) has appointed Kevin Strawbridge to head its Retail and Media Groups. The parent company to both online retailers Motorcycle SuperStore and J&P Cycles, as well as Motorcycle-USA.com and “America’s Motorcycle Weekly” CycleNews, recently consolidated its retail operations in Irving, Texas.
Tucker Rocky Distributing
From Ed Tucker’s humble beginnings selling oil to dealers in Dallas in the late 1960s to Bob Nickell taking over in the 1970s and the acquisitions of leading competitors in the 1980s, contraction in the 1990s right through to last year’s merger with the Motorsport Aftermarket Group (MAG), Tucker Rocky Distributing has been deep in the heart of the powersports industry from day 1.
