Can-Am: Creating A Market
Crashing The Party At Can-Am’s F3 Launch Can-Am recognizes that a significant number of its buyers are not motorcyclists adding a wheel, but outdoor-adventure people subtracting a wheel, and looking for an open-air experience. The F3 can be a sedate, stable touring platform that just plain won’t fall over, or it can be ridden in
Nelson Rigg RG-006 Universal Mountable 12-Pack Cooler
Nelson Rigg has announced its new line of UTV and Off-Road accessories called Rigg Gear. The RG-006 Universal Mountable 12-Pack Cooler is the first cooler bag with its own built in mounting system that is simple but extremely secure.
Printing All The News That Fits
The motorcycle and powersports industry has kicked off 2016, and the movers and shakers haven’t slowed down. See the latest here.
Dealers Report ‘Sluggish’ Growth in November
According to our survey of powersports dealers, November was a month of relatively sluggish demand trends across North America. Specifically, the strong sales trends that dealers experienced during the spring and summer months of 2015 was a thing of the past.
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.
Sheffield Financial and Polaris Announce Five-Year Extension on Retail Financing Contract
Sheffield Financial, a division of Branch Banking and Trust Company, and Polaris Sales Inc., a subsidiary of Polaris Industries Inc., have agreed to a five-year extension of their retail financing contract, effective Jan. 1, 2016.
November In Review
November Average Wholesale Pricing (AWP) remained stable overall with some variance by vehicle category. Compared to the prior 3-month average most categories were stable, with a notable AWP increase in side-by-sides due to a more expensive product mix as well as a drop in snowmobile AWP due to a liquidation of older units.
Top 5 OEM Updates of 2015
Yamaha Wolverine R-Spec (February issue) Yamaha Motor Corp., USA hosted a rather impromptu media tour in January ostensibly to highlight the company’s UTV manufacturing capabilities in its Newnan, Georgia, plant. It also provided a perfect backdrop to roll out the brand new 2016 Wolverine R-Spec model. Tough to tell which is more impressive! First, a
Greg Blackwell Appointed President of MTA LLC
U.S.-based powersports distributor MTA has announced the appointment of Greg Blackwell as president. As an industry veteran from his time at Pirelli/Metzler North America, Lemans Corporation and most recently KTM North America, Greg will bring experience and knowledge in order to continue to develop MTA as an aftermarket parts and accessories distributor.
NPA Pre-Owned Monthly Recap – October In Review
Seasonal Average Wholesale Pricing (AWP) stabilized further in October with signs of improvement in certain regions of the country. Metric Cruisers, Sport bikes and ATVs were up from the prior three-month average.
Polaris Named Founding Partner of US Bank Stadium and Official Partner of Minnesota Vikings
Polaris Industries Inc. has announced it will be a Founding Partner of U.S. Bank Stadium and an official partner of the Minnesota Vikings. Polaris’ extensive offering of powersports, motorcycles, utility and work vehicles will be featured in and around U.S. Bank Stadium on Vikings game days.
CVT Tuning: Part I
Many CVT systems can be tuned. The service manual will usually include information on CVT tuning based on altitude similar to carburetor jetting changes. At a minimum the service manual will include an altitude chart with spring and weight options to optimize performance at specific altitudes.
Western Power Sports
WORK HARD, PLAY HARD! Many companies can claim to treat their employees like family. Others proclaim their passion for the powersports industry or their ability to do things better than the competition. However, at some point it all starts coming across as contrived – or at least a well polished script. That is not the
Polaris Reports Third Quarter Earnings
Polaris Industries Inc. has reported record third quarter net income of $155.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, an increase of 10 percent from the prior year’s third quarter net income of $140.8 million.
Giant Loop Signs USA Distribution Deal With Tucker Rocky
Giant Loop recently announced that starting in January 2016, the adventure proof packing systems and gear innovator will sell its products to USA powersports dealers through Tucker Rocky Distributing.
Giant Loop Timbersled and Snow Bike Products
For winter 2015-2016, Giant Loop is turning its focus on the unique requirements of Timbersleds and other snow bike riders, with the market segment’s most comprehensive collection of fender-to-tunnel solutions.
