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Triumph Takes Center Stage
Starting with the “Bonneville Reborn Tour” spanning North America in the fall of 2015 and rolling through a record sales month in April, Triumph is the top European brand in the U.S. once again.
Scot Harden Hired as CMO for Torrot GasGas Motos North America
Torrot GasGas Motos North America announced that industry veteran, AMA Hall of Famer and former VP of Global Marketing for Zero Motorcycles, Scot Harden has joined its executive management team as chief marketing office for GasGas Motorcycles and the Torrot line of 100% electric smart products.
Indian Motorcycle Teams with Sisters’ Centennial Motorcycle Ride
Indian Motorcycle has announced its partnership with the Sisters’ Centennial Motorcycle Ride, a cross-country group ride that celebrates the 100th anniversary of Augusta and Adeline Van Buren’s courageous and unprecedented motorcycle journey across the United States.
Wilson and Turner Join Yuasa Battery
Yuasa Battery Inc. has announced that Darrell Wilson and Steve Turner have joined the company in sales capacities. Wilson returns to the company as the vice president of sales. Turner joins Yuasa as the national sales manager- powersports.
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“There are only a few professionals in powersports who crossover the many skills needed to work with these aggressively growing brands.”
Buyer Appetite Remained Solid in April
In the month of April, Average Wholesale Price (AWP) points remained stable. Some additional price strength appeared in Domestic Cruiser, Sport and Off-Road products over the prior three months, with more modest performance in Metric Cruisers and some decline in Dual Sport due to product mix.
Retail Sales Momentum Continues
Our latest survey of powersports dealers indicates that the retail sales momentum dealers saw in February continued in March. We were very encouraged to hear that recreational product sales picked up during the month.
Apparel Pro: Helmets
Last fall a motorcycle friend of mine came to visit in SoCal. He’s a friend, a traveler and to the best of my knowledge, he doesn’t own a car. I suppose most folks would call him a “hard core” motorcyclist. Somewhere in the conversation he mentioned the age of his helmet, which bordered on being
TD Bank Offers Advanced Payment Solutions for Small Businesses from First Data
TD Bank Merchant Solutions has announced the availability of the Clover product portfolio featuring all-in-one payment terminals designed to help small businesses manage their operations through custom hardware, software and merchant services.
In the Palm of Your Hand
How DMS Solutions Make Dealership Operation Easier and More Mobile-Friendly Many of you got into the powersports industry because you are an enthusiast who loves the sport and you wanted to try and make money doing what you love. However, you may have found that running a dealership in this industry can be quite challenging
NPA, EFG Talk About Dealer Benefits of New CPO Program
EFG Companies and National Powersport Auctions (NPA) recently announced they have teamed up to launch a new Certified Pre-Owned Program designed specifically to grow powersports dealer business and drive loyalty through NPA auctions.
Lackluster Signals
The latest survey of powersports dealers indicates that January was slow for dealers across North America. It appears sales trends continued to be weak. Some key reasons cited for the decline include ongoing economic weakness throughout the oil patch.
VP Racing Fuels Appoints New Sales Manager of Lubricants
VP Racing Fuels, Inc., has announced the appointment of Richard Glady as sales manager-lubricants, reporting to Bruce Hendel, VP’s director-consumer product sales. Based at the company’s headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, Glady will be responsible for sales of lubricants developed for the consumer market.
January 2016 Average Wholesale Pricing in Review
The outlook for 2016 looks steady [dropcap]J[/dropcap]anuary’s Average Wholesale Pricing (AWP) mirrored December’s performance. Compared to the prior 3-month average, prices were flat for all street categories except for metric cruisers, which declined due to product mix. Off-road categories were down slightly from the prior 3-month average and were roughly even with last year. Compared
A Tough December
Mother nauture nuetralizes winter sales [dropcap]O[/dropcap]ur latest survey of powersports dealers indicates that December was another tough month for dealers across North America. Indeed, it appears that the weakness in November intensified somewhat in December, which ended 2015 on a bit of a sour note. While there was some talk of slow traffic trends, and
