Strong Demand Fuels Zero’s Double-Digit Dealer Growth, Sales Team Additions
Zero Motorcycles recently announced that three new regional sales directors have been added to the company’s roster in the first quarter of 2015.
Yamaha Viking VI Earns 2015 FinOvation Award
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., was awarded the 2015 FinOvation Award from Farm Industry News magazine for its Viking VI Side-by-Side (SxS) utility vehicle. This is the second consecutive year Yamaha has received the award.
Consumer Confidence
I received a copy of the Consumer Spending Report the other day, which is geared toward retail chain stores and restaurants.
Dishing the Dirt!
Dirt is for taters, at least according to conventional urban street bike wisdom.
ARI Schedules First HelpForce Live! Webinar for Powersports Dealers February 23
ARI Network Services, Inc. will host the first in a series of “Help Force” webinars on Monday, Feb. 23 at 4 p.m. ET, called Managing Lead Management for Powersports Dealers.
Love Jugs Expands with More Inventory, New Packaging, Dealer Program and Retail Outlets
Hammerhead Engineering, inventor of Love Jugs, a powerful cooling system for Harley-Davidson motorcycle engines, has announced big expansion plans for 2015. The company has stepped up production of all of the popular Love-Jugs products, including the Original Love Jugs Slots and Bullets models and the new Cool-Master, now available in three finishes along with the improved frame mount system and the all new Vibration-Master.
Shifting Gears
Since December was MPN’s annual Buyer’s Guide we missed a month’s worth of lane changes and shifting job positions. Some of the biggies, such as Western Power Sports merging with Marshall Distributing and Italian moto apparel outfit Dainese being sold to Investcorp for $162 million may be old news to you, but it is the people that really make this industry, so bear with us while we get caught up!
September Service Department Performance
This article contains actual numbers obtained from our 20-group data reporting and analysis system. 20-groups consist of dealers from non-competing markets who meet three times a year to share financial and best practice information. Their goal is to grow and improve their businesses profitably. Chart 1 shows some key performance indicators for the overall store.
A Fundamental Question For the Service Department
What is your effective labor rate?
Off-Road Categories Top The Charts Again
For the third month in a row the off-road categories displayed positive year-over-year trends for Average Wholesale Pricing (AWP). In September, we see continued strength in the ATV and MX categories. ATVs jumped eight percent and the MX category increased 12 percent over last year. The Side-x-Side segment was the only off-road segment that saw
Shifting Gears: Printing All The News That Fits
Between the 2nd Annual AIMExpo in Orlando and Biketoberfest in Daytona, Florida was the epicenter of the powersports industry for a week, which made it the perfect time and place to announce that V-Twin industry leader Bob Kay joined the team at Marketplace Events Motorcycle Group, producers of theAmerican International Motorcycle Expoas V-Twin Director. Long-time
What’s On Your Wishlist?
It’s been a tough few years in this industry for a lot of people. Whether you’re a dealer that has struggled to find financing for customers and to keep the doors swinging when the world seemed like it was upside down, or you’re a manufacturer that had to scale back operations and hold off on
August 2014 Parts, Garments & Accessories Department Performance
In this month’s total store stats (Chart 1), we find that sales are still growing slowly, but steadily. Since they started the year in negative numbers, this is good news. Keep in mind that these are percents of change, not percent increase numbers. More good news is that overall store margins are up across the
2014 SEMA Show Preview
Opportunity Knocks for Dealers Who Attend SEMA Nov. 4-7
It’s Show Time!
I was in for a haircut the other day and started talking to the barber about what I do. I usually go for a cut just before the “show season” begins. As we chatted about her collection of egg timers on the counter, I told her how we were “winding up” for our trade show
Printing All The News That Fits
The AIMExpo will play host to the announcement that Ryan Keefe has been appointed to director of marketing for National Powersport Auctions (NPA), the world’s leading powersport remarketing company. “Ryan has developed a wealth of experience in our industry and has a proven track record in delivering success, which makes him a huge asset