Redline Files Chapter 7
August 31, 2004
Officials at Redline Performance Products, Inc. (AMEX: RED), which was engaged in the design, engineering and marketing of Redline snowmobiles, announced the company has filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code with the United States Bankruptcy Court,... Read more »
Motorcycle Dealer Association Formed
August 31, 2004
Officials at MBA Holdings Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz., say the company has become a major investor in the formation of the National Motorcycle Dealers Association (NMDA). MBA Holdings has been appointed to provide management and administration of the new association, which also is based in Scottsdale. Open... Read more »
Parts/Drag Hold Annual Meeting
August 31, 2004
Representatives of Parts Unlimited and Drag Specialties arrived in Madison, Wisc. Aug. 28 for an annual business meeting shared by the sister companies. LeMans Corp., parent company to the distributors, presented its 2004 Showcase during the five-day event. Company officials invited nearly 200 vendors... Read more »
Polaris Opens New Training Facility
August 31, 2004
Polaris Industries (NYSE:PII) announced plans to establish a dealer training center at the State University of New York campus in Canton, N.Y. The chosen facility houses the University’s motorsports performance and repair certification program, but will also accommodate Polaris’ Master Service... Read more »
Japan’s Cycle Production Slips
August 31, 2004
Japan’s motorcycle manufacturers produced a total of 134,351 units during July, 11.2% less than the 151,367 total units produced during July 2003, according to a recent report by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. (JAMA). July production figures include 49,673 units from Yamaha; 49,584... Read more »
Honda Scooters Go Hybrid
August 27, 2004
Honda Motor Co. extended its “clean” technology into two-wheelers, and offered the world a glimpse of two cycles it has designed to run via fuel cell and gasoline-electric powerplants. One scooter revealed at the company’s research center in Japan by Honda President Takeo Fukui operated on... Read more »
Pawelka Joins KYMCO
August 27, 2004
Rick Pawelka has joined STR, Inc. – Motorsports Division (dba KYMCO Motorsports USA) as Marketing Manager. A motorsports marketing and communications veteran, Pawelka was most recently associated with Moto Guzzi and Aprilia USA. He handled print media, press relations, advertising, dealer relations,... Read more »
Yamaha Joins ORBA
August 27, 2004
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. has become a member of the Off-Road Business Association (ORBA), a non-profit organization established to promote, protect, and represent the Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Recreation Industry. “We have been watching ORBA’s progress over the last several years and have... Read more »
New VP at BMW Financial Services
August 27, 2004
BMW Financial Services has named Sanjay Chhabria as Vice President, Operations, succeeding Lindsay Duffield, who has accepted the position of President, BMW Group Canada. The executive-level promotions are effective as of September 1. Chhabria joined BMW FS in 1997 as Network Engineering Manager and... Read more »
Auction Houses Merge
August 24, 2004
National Powersport Auctions (NPA), a leading motorcycle, ATV and personal watercraft wholesale auction house, has announced a strategic merger with Dallas-based Vehicles In Motion Auction Corporation. NPA moves approximately 1,000 vehicles per auction. Effective immediately, the merger will offer NPA... Read more »
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