Vetesniks Power Sports
Steady Growth of a Powersports Powerhouse of the Upper Midwest
December 2013 Year End Dealer Data Report
All-in-all, 2013 was a decent year. You can see from Chart 1 that total store sales were up, as was Net Operating Profit (NOP) – albeit slightly. Overall store margins slipped a small amount for the group and the Top 5, but increased slightly for the National Norm (NN) dealers. The Top 5 continue to
Dominion Powersports Continues its Dealer Educational Series
Dominion Powersports is continuing one of the powersports industry’s most comprehensive and popular educational programs in 2014 with more complimentary offerings this month. The Pulse, a sales and marketing learning program available through various online channels, will relaunch Feb. 12
Bushtec Products Corporation Acquires TRIGG Trikes
TRIGG, a manufacturer and distributor of high-quality fiberglass trike conversion kits, will join Bushtec Cargo Trailers and Bunkhouse Camper Trailers operation in their state-of-the-art Jacksboro, Tennessee, manufacturing facility.
Takeshi Hayasaki Appointed President of Suzuki Motor of America, Inc.
Hayasaki, a long-serving executive of Suzuki Motor Corporation, has many years of experience in the motorcycle/ATV industry, and began his new position Dec. 16, 2013.
Dudley Perkins Company: 100 Years of Harley-Davidson
This San Francisco-based shop is the third-oldest motorcycle dealership in the United States. It’s been run by the same family for that entire time, with the fourth generation of the Perkins’ now involved in the business.
Indian Motorcycle Partners with Jack Daniel’s On ‘Operation Ride Home’
Company donates “No. 7” serial number of custom 2014 Indian Chief Vintage to Operation Ride Home a partnership program between Jack Daniel Distillery and the Armed Services YMCA designed to help junior-enlisted service members and their families travel to their homes across the country this holiday season.
ARI Launches New P&A Website for Yamaha’s Customer Support Group
The new website aims to deliver a custom-branded look and feel, improve the consumer user experience and appeal to current and future customers. The website also allows consumers to create a customized Wish List to provide to their preferred authorized Yamaha dealer.
Yamaha Launches New Consumer Parts and Accessories Web Experience
Yamaha Motor Corporation U.S.A.’s Customer Support Group (CSG) unveiled its redesigned website designed to enhance the Yamaha consumer experience by ensuring all Genuine Yamaha and Star accessories, apparel, gifts and parts are a click away on yamahapartsandaccessories.com.
Body Language Spoken Here
Nonverbal communication tells you what your customers won’t. Learn the 15 common nonverbal tells that you might observe during a typical day.
Three Keys To Persuasion
Knowing and understanding how you can use three different communication styles during your sales presentation will make you even more successful.
Expanding The Sales Envelope
Have you earned the right to drive new business to your shop? Most owners and managers need to walk themselves through a cleansing exercise that will identify which departments/employees are selling, and which ones are simply clerking.
Des Plaines Honda
This Chicago-based dealership ranks customer satisfaction as priority No. 1 and makes a concerted effort to give everyone who walks through the dealership an experience.
Gunnar Heinemeyer Joins HardDrive Team as V-Twin Product Director
Gunnar Heinemeyer brings with him more than 13 years of experience as a service technician, sales rep and product manager to HardDrive V-Twin Products.
CommanderNE Solution
CommanderNE is an affordable server/client based solution interfaced with Quickbooks, HLSM, PartsmanagerPro, Service Manager Pro and many more.
NPA to Debut Latest Auction Segment at AIMExpo
NPA Black Market offers dealerships, retailers and service shops the opportunity to purchase non-current name brand powersports gear, accessories and parts in bulk through NPA’s online auction platform.