Harley-Davidson platinum award winner revealed
Flaming Gorge Harley-Davidson, a Green River, Wyoming-based dealership, has been recognized by the Harley-Davidson Motor Company with the Platinum Bar & Shield Circle of Distinction Award for 2016.
Flaming Gorge Harley-Davidson earned the award based on motorcycle and related product sales performance, customer service and satisfaction, and operational measures.
“This is the highest award we give to our dealers,” said Mike Kennedy, vice president and managing director for the United States at Harley-Davidson. “We’re proud to present it to Dennis Laughlin, in recognition of the outstanding work being done at Flaming Gorge Harley-Davison. It’s because of dealers like Dennis Laughlin that Harley-Davidson enjoys the loyalty and commitment from its customers.”
“Without question, our Platinum award recipients are the best of the best,” said Kennedy. “They set the example and continuously raise the bar on customer service excellence. Harley-Davidson is the best motorcycle manufacturer in the world because of dealers like Flaming Gorge Harley-Davidson.”
Powersports Business also learned that Hale’s Harley-Davidson of Mansfield, Ohio, was awarded a Bronze Bar & Shield Award.
Editor’s note: The Motor Co. does not make the list of Bar & Shield winners public, so dealers are encouraged to send a note to PSB editor in chief Dave McMahon at dmcmahon@powersportsbusiness.com to help spread the good news about their dealership’s success.
Here’s our count so far:
2016 Platinum Bar & Shield Award (6 total awarded)
Barrie Harley-Davidson — Barrie, Ontario
Flaming Gorge Harley-Davidson — Green River, Wyoming
Harley-Davidson of Kokomo — Kokomo, Indiana
Huntington Beach Harley-Davidson — Westminster, California
2016 Gold Bar & Shield Award (9)
Black Bear Harley-Davidson — Wytheville, Virginia
Cole Harley-Davidson — Bluefield, West Virginia
Hells Canyon Harley-Davidson — Lewiston, Idaho
Frontier Harley-Davidson — Lincoln, Nebraska
Lake Shore Harley-Davidson — Libertyville, Illinois
Napoleon Harley-Davidson — Napoleon, Ohio
Red Rock Harley-Davidson — Las Vegas Nevada
Roughneck Harley-Davidson — Longview, Texas
Seacoast Harley-Davidson — North Hampton, New Hampshire
2016 Silver Bar & Shield Award (21)
Apol’s Harley-Davidson of Raymond and Alexandria — Alexandria, Minnesota
Avalanche Harley-Davidson — Lakewood, Colorado
Boston Harley-Davidson — Revere, Massachusetts
Bumpus Harley-Davidson of Jackson — Jackson, Tennessee
Charlie’s Harley-Davidson — Huntington, West Virginia
Fox River Harley-Davidson — St. Charles, Illinois
Hamilton Harley-Davidson — Sturgis, Michigan
Harley-Davidson of Waco — Waco, Texas
High Desert Harley-Davidson — Meridian, Idaho
Illinois Harley-Davidson — Countryside, Illinois
Iron Valley Harley-Davidson — Manheim, Pennsylvania
Rawhide Harley-Davidson — Olathe, Kansas
Riverside Harley-Davidson — Riverside, California
Savannah Harley-Davidson — Savannah, Georgia
Starved Rock Harley-Davidson — Ottawa, Illinois
Southern Devil Harley-Davidson — Cartersville, Georgia
Superstition Harley-Davidson — Apache Junction, Arizona
Timms Harley-Davidson — Anderson, South Carolina
White’s Harley-Davidson — Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Wilkins Harley-Davidson — South Barre, Vermont
Wolverine Harley-Davidson — Clinton Township, Michigan
2016 Bronze Bar & Shield Award (7)
Barnett’s Las Cruces Harley-Davidson — Las Cruces, New Mexico
Hale’s Harley-Davidson — Mansfield, Ohio
House of Harley-Davidson — Anchorage, Alaska
Magic City Harley-Davidson — Minot, North Dakota
McDermott’s Harley-Davidson — Fort Ann, New York
Mountain State Harley-Davidson — Delbarton, West Virginia
Myers-Duren Harley-Davidson — Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sound Harley-Davidson — Marysville, Washington