Polaris Cancels American Victory Rally
Polaris Industries Inc. announced it is canceling the 2014 American Victory Rally due to extensive transformation of manufacturing lines at the company’s Spirit Lake, Iowa facility, home of the Victory product line and annual rally.
Harley-Davidson Launches Training With Riding Academy
For the first time ever, those dreaming of riding can now learn on a genuine Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Harley unveiled the new Harley-Davidson Riding Academy – the only national rider training program hosted by H-D dealerships and conducted on an all-new H-D motorcycles.
Powersports Webinar – 2014 Riding Season Sales Strategies
An upcoming Dominion Powersports Solutions Pulse webinar will outline how to drive more in-store traffic and better attract a growing consumer base. The webinar will be held Wednesday, April 30 at 11 a.m. PST/2 p.m. EST. Registration is free.
BMW Motorcycles of Alcoa Joins BMW Dealer Network
BMW Motorrad USA expanded its brand in Tennessee with the addition of BMW Motorcycles of Alcoa. The new BMW motorcycle dealership, located at 2019 Topside Road, Louisville (a suburb of Knoxville), offers a complete line of BMW motorcycles, parts, accessories, apparel and service capabilities.
Worldwide Harley-Davidson Retail Motorcycle Sales Climb
Harley-Davidson, Inc. first-quarter 2014 diluted earnings per share of $1.21 grew 22.2% from the previous year on higher motorcycle shipments and continued improvement in operating efficiencies. First-quarter net income was $265.9 million on consolidated revenue of $1.73 billion.
LeoVince USA GPRV4 Steering Stabilizer Applications
The GPRV4 steering stabilizer is now available for the 2013-’14 MV Agusta F3, 2010-’14 Triumph Scrambler, 2013-’14 Triumph Street Triple and the 2013-’14 Yamaha FZ-09. LeoVince USA Specialized Products Distribution has the new applications available, along with all other GPRV4 applications.
Spring is Here, Finally!
There’s something about spring when it finally arrives and you live in a climate where you haven’t seen your lawn in more than three months. And it’s more than in the air for a lot of powersports dealers, too. Being more of a kinesthetic-kind-of-guy rather than a rational-numbers-guy, you can feel spring in everything from
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NPA Pre-Owned Monthly Recap: February Confidence
Riding Season Is Here! February’s pre-owned wholesale performance continues to affirm dealers confidence in the 2014 riding season as they stock up for spring. February brought sizable increases in the Average Wholesale Pricing (AWP) over prior months across the majority of popular powersport categories. Off-road pricing has grown the most, with the ATV category up
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February 2014 F&I Department Performance
Although February does not give us much depth for the data, we still get an early peek at what the market has been doing this winter. Total store sales were up across the board and margins came up almost 2 points for this group (Chart 1). The Top Five dealers are just above that benchmark number
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