New Year Marks Uptick in Powersports Vehicle Values
After the last several months of negative news for most of the segments we cover in the Motorcycle and Powersports guide, things are finally taking a positive turn.
ChannelAdvisor to Offer E-Commerce Platform at Dealer Expo
ChannelAdvisor, an e-commerce software provider that enables powersports retailers to sell across online channels, recently announced its participation at the upcoming Dealer Expo in Indianapolis on February 17-19, 2012.
Winter Wholesale Prices Remain Low
Now’s the Time to Stock for Spring
SBT: Watercraft Superstore Thrives in Difficult Market
SBT (or Short Block Technologies), has grown into one of the industry’s biggest players.
Nuclear Cowboyz Launches 2012 North American Freestyle Tour
Feld Motor Sports, Inc. producer of Nuclear Cowboyz is launching an all-new freestyle motocross (FMX) North American tour, Nuclear Cowboyz 2012, premiering Friday, January 13 in Baltimore, Md. Nuclear Cowboyz 2012 pushes the extreme with a futuristic narrative told through freestyle that includes a snowmobile flip.
LED Fog and Driving Lamps
PIAA Corporation has introduced its line of LED fog and driving lights, the LP530LED, for the powersports industry. They use new reflector facing LED technology that incorporates an LED-compatible reflector and reflector-facing LEDs that provide greatly improved lighting and beam control.
Senate Panel Wants to End Recreational Trails Program
A U.S. Senate committee has unveiled a draft proposal that would end the Recreational Trails Program (RTP), which provides states with money to develop and maintain trails, the American Motorcyclist Association reports.
Value Trends Return to Normal
This month we see a return to fairly normal fall market trends.
Values See Larger than Usual Seasonal Dip
Last month we mentioned the impact of the negative economic news on the powersports market. This month brings more of the same.
Ski-Doo MX Z X-RS Named 2012 Best Sled for Second Straight Year
American Snowmobiler magazine has named BRP’s Ski-Doo MX Z X-RS as the “Best Sled” for 2012 in its annual Best of the Best awards. This marks the second straight year this model has been chosen for the magazine’s most prestigious award.
Scooters and ATVs See Values on the Rise
Rest of Market Sees Falling Numbers
WPS Welcomes 120 Reps to Boise
The WPS sales meeting once again took place in beautiful downtown Boise, Idaho in the Qwest Arena and adjacent Boise Centre on the Grove Aug. 8-12. The five-day sales meeting was attended by over 120 WPS reps and managers.
Wholesale Prices See Typical Late-Summer Dip
. The wholesale prices of motorcycles and scooters typically soften up a little in late summer as more and more customers have already completed their purchases for these often seasonal-use bikes, but it might be happening a few weeks earlier this year.
House and Senate Pass Lead Law Exemption for Youth Powersports
The House and Senate have passed a bill to make it easier for manufacturers and retailers of children’s products to comply with heightened lead limits in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). In particular, the legislation included a provision to exempt youth-based off-road vehicles, such as ATVs, snowmobiles, motorcycles from the lead limits.
A Look Inside the PowerSport Institute
PSI is solely dedicated to providing students with hands-on tech training for today’s most advanced motorcycles, ATVs, personal watercraft, snowmobiles and other powersport vehicles.
Yamaha Motorsports Redesigns Website for Easier Navigation, More Content
The Motorsports Group of Yamaha has enhanced its consumer facing website: www.yamaha-motor.com. Based on direct customer feedback, the enhanced site provides a better user experience with easier navigation, more engaging content, and above all, allows consumers to more quickly access the information they want about Yamaha Motorsports products.