The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a voluntary recall of BRP Ski-Doo Snowmobiles due to a fire hazard. About 37 BRP Ski-Doo Snowmobiles were imported from Finland by ...
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Yamaha GRANTs more than $80,000 in Q1
With the latest GRANTs from Yamaha Motor Corp. , the program has topped $1.4 million to promote safe, responsible OHV Riding and open, sustainable riding access. During the first quarter ...
Read More »Harley-Davidson names new vice president of communications
To take on Harley-Davidson’s internal and external communications is 20-year company veteran Joanne Bischmann. As of May 24, Bischmann assumed the role of vice president of communications. Bischmann will report ...
Read More »$100 million motorcycle production agreement announced
S&T Motors, a Korean motorcycle manufacturer, and ATK, a U.S. motorcycle manufacturer, entered into a multi-year, $100 million contract, which will see S&T produce enough parts to manufacture 33,000 motorcycles, ...
Read More »BMW’s year-long sales increase continues into April
BMW’s worldwide motorcycle sales remain significantly above a year ago, the company recently reported. The manufacturer’s April sales increased 22.5 percent over a year ago, totaling 12,452 units. Sales in ...
Read More »Identifying the U.S. ATV competition
While the U.S. ATV market has continued to decrease in volume in recent years, it certainly doesn’t seem to have decreased in terms of competition. The number of manufacturers and/or ...
Read More »Dealer Internet FAQ
Dealers submitted numerous questions from e-commerce to social networking and nearly everything in between. To answer those questions, there are five powersports Web experts to lend their insights. For more ...
Read More »WEB EXCLUSIVE: Experts answer dealers’ Internet FAQ
Due to an overwhelming amount of information for businesses regarding the Web, Powersports Business compiled dealers’ most frequently asked Internet questions and had five industry experts answer them. Some all ...
Read More »Piaggio Group’s sales improve in Europe, decrease in U.S.
While the Piaggio Group’s North American sales remain below 2009 levels, the company reported an overall increase in unit sales and net profit in its recent quarter. The European company’s ...
Read More »Husqvarna adds staff to accommodate growing sales
To keep up with increasing sales numbers, Husqvarna Motorcycles North America has added a new dealer relations representative for its western region. Jeff Konicke will manage the growing Huqvarna dealer ...
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