December Snow Bumps Some Sales in Snowbelt
January 31, 2006
There are, of course, other reasons dealers gave for good sales (advertising efforts, exciting product) and for poor sales (depressed economies, machine prices), but each dealer cited snow as the top instigator for customer traffic and sales. “I’ve been doing my snow dance,” said Bob Bott of... Read more »
American Suzuki Reorganizes
January 31, 2006
The management team has been reorganized at American Suzuki Motor Corp. (ASMC) Motorcycle/ATV Division’s Brea, Calif., headquarters and manufacturing facility in Rome, Ga. Steve Bortolamedi, formerly the dealer network manager for the Motorcycle/ATV Division, has been named advertising manager.... Read more »
JAMA: Japan’s Cycle Production Up 3% in 2005
January 31, 2006
Japan’s four largest motorcycle manufacturers produced 161,278 units in December 2005, down five percent or 8,545 units from 169,823 units produced in December 2004, according to Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), which also said Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha and Kawasaki produced a total... Read more »
Big Dog Names Bob Brown Vice President, Manufacturing
January 31, 2006
Big Dog Motorcycles has named Bob Brown as vice president, manufacturing. Brown joined Big Dog Motorcycles in May 2003 as its first manufacturing engineer and was elevated to director of manufacturing in December 2004. He currently manages the company’s entire manufacturing operations, including... Read more »
Riding School to Launch at Mid-Ohio
January 31, 2006
TrueSports, Inc., owner and operator of the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and The Mid-Ohio School, plans to add motorcycle riding instruction to its diverse curriculum when it launches The Mid-Ohio Motorcycle Riding School in April. Curriculums at the Mid-Ohio Motorcycle Riding School will include Motorcycle... Read more »
German Cycle Sales Shrink in 2005
January 31, 2006
Two-wheeler sales in Germany last year totaled 120,927 units, down from 127,614 units in 2004, according to industry trade group Industrie-Verband Motorrad Deutschland (IVM), which said cruiser sales plummeted 14.35 percent, supersport bike sales sunk 8.97 percent, touring model sales dropped 6.84 percent,... Read more »
Polaris’ 2005 Sales Up 5%
January 26, 2006
Minnesota-based Polaris Industries weathered a tough fourth quarter to report record sales and income in 2005. Polaris’ net income for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2005, was $43.9 million, or $1.03 a share, down 8 percent from $47.7 million, or $1.05 a share, in the year-earlier quarter.... Read more »
BRP Hires New Chief Financial Officer
January 26, 2006
Montreal-based Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) has hired Daniel Denault, vice president and chief financial officer of Transcontinental, to serve as chief financial officer beginning February 20. Denault has been with Transcontinental since 1998. He served as vice president of finance at Domtar... Read more »
Massachusetts to Debate Helmet Law
January 26, 2006
The Massachusetts State Legislature plans to debate making motorcycle helmets optional for adults with considerable riding experience. The bill, which goes to the state senate February 1, allows the option of using a helmet to adult bikers with a minimum of six years of experience. It would also give... Read more »
BoatU.S.: Yamaha PWC Most-Stolen
January 26, 2006
Seaworthy, the damage avoidance newsletter from BoatU.S. Marine Insurance, recently culled recreational vessel theft data from claims filed during the past five years. Personal watercraft top the list while less mobile vessels such as sailboats and heavy, slow trawlers were decidedly unattractive targets... Read more »
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