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California Harley dealership honors vets on Armed Forces Day
For the third year in a row, Harley-Davidson owners and sellers can meet and swap any Harley-Davidson motorcycle on Armed Forces Day, May 19, at Laidlaw’s Swap & Meet event, ...
Read More »Analyst: Arctic Cat CEO Jordan ‘driving better execution’
In a research note provided to Powersports Business following Arctic Cat’s first quarter earnings call, Baird analyst Craig Kennison gives an “outperform” rating to the company’s stock. Noting that the ...
Read More »RideNow dealerships team up with DragonFire
RideNow dealerships are teaming up with fellow Arizona-based powersports company DragonFire for a “Store-In-Store” program that uses innovative displays to showcase a fully loaded side-by-side as a focal point for ...
Read More »Arctic Cat sees sled sales rise 38%, ATVs up 25% for fiscal year
Arctic Cat Inc. today reported net earnings for the fiscal year ended March 31 rose 130 percent to $29.9 million, or $1.72 per diluted share, up from prior-year net earnings ...
Read More »Orlando expected to draw exhibitors, dealers and customers to AIME
For months, the American International Motorcycle Expo searched for a home, and now it’s finally found one in Orlando, Fla. “We looked at a lot of different places, from the ...
Read More »Spader dealers see net profits rise 54.6% in March
The latest industry composites provided to Powersports Business from Spader Business Management show that Spader dealers saw net profits rise 54.6 percent in March 2012 compared to March 2011. That ...
Read More »Suzuki sees bike sales drop 1.1 percent in fiscal 2011
Suzuki Motor Corp. reported that its motorcycle business (motorcycles, scooters and ATVs) saw sales decrease 1.1 percent by ¥2.9 billion ($36.3 million) to ¥254.8 billion ($3.2 billion) year-over-year in fiscal ...
Read More »Mohr joins MAG
Members of the Powersports Business LinkedIn group may have noticed member Holger Mohr has changed his job status. Mohr is now listed as the vice president of business development for ...
Read More »Kawasaki announces AMA Pro Motocross sponsorship
MX Sports Pro Racing and Alli Sports, a division of NBC Sports, announced on Monday that Kawasaki will become an Official Motorcycle Manufacturer of the 2012 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross ...
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