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Bold Idea No. 4 – Do-it-yourself lending
CYCLES! 128 Location: Beverly, Mass. Brands sold: Suzuki, Yamaha, KYMCO, KTM, Honda Massachusetts dealership Cycles! 128 has taken consumer financing…
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Bold Idea No. 3 – Cutting expenses: A store-wide endeavor
CYCLE WORLD Location: Houma, La. New units sold in 2009: 760 Brands sold: Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha Staff size: 3 sales,…
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Bold Idea No. 2 – Immersed in the social [networking] scene
DUCATI SEATTLE Location: Seattle Brands: Ducati, Genuine Scooter Staff: Sales 3, parts 2-3, service 5.5, admin 2 Sales volume: 250…
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Jul. 12, 2010 – How your turkeys (noncurrents) can take flight
They were new Honda MT125s, and we couldn’t sell a one. No kick start, so had to run and bump-start…
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Jul. 12, 2010 – The importance of branding for a dealership’s success
These articles recap some of the opportunities uncovered by our GSA powersports consultants during actual consulting visits. These are followed…
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Jul. 12, 2010 – Aftermarket Digest
Scorpion Sports names new national sales manager Scorpion Sports has promoted its former west coast sales manager to national sales…
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Jul. 12, 2010 – High-profile names involved in new deal
Two aftermarket companies combine to produce a new oil products line Lucas Oil co-founder Forrest Lucas describes a new arrangement…
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Jul. 12, 2010 – Arctic Cat makes power plant change
Arctic Cat will transition its snowmobile engine manufacturing from Suzuki Motor Corp to in-house, the company recently announced. Arctic Cat…
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Jul. 12, 2010 – International sled sales drop significantly
Reflecting the U.S. market, Canadian new snowmobile unit sales — as well as the rest of the world — decreased…
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