Honda’s North American motorcycle sales fall, report finds
April 27, 2007
For the third straight year, Honda Motor Co. is reporting reduced sales of new motorcycles, ATVs and PWC in North America. The manufacturer’s 2007 fiscal-year report shows its powersports segment sales dropped 18 percent and its motorcycle sales fell 15 percent compared to its 2006 fiscal year. Those... Read more »
Yamaha reports rising PWC, UTV sales in its first quarter
April 27, 2007
Yamaha Motor Corp. showed a mixed first-quarter report for its powersports offerings. The Japanese manufacturer said its PWC and UTV sales were up, but its motorcycle retail sales in the United States and ATV sales in North America lagged behind last year’s first-quarter numbers. However, Yamaha reported... Read more »
Polaris is recalling nearly 3,000 snowmobiles
April 27, 2007
Polaris is voluntarily recalling around 2,700 model year 2006 snowmobile units because of a loss of control hazard. Consumers are instructed to stop using the affected snowmobiles immediately. The recall includes FS Classic, FS Touring, FST Classic, FST Touring and FST Switchback snowmobiles. According... Read more »
NGK promotes two to zone manager
April 27, 2007
NGK Spark Plugs (USA) Inc. has promoted Peter Daley to zone manager for the Eastern Zone and Chris Hillestad to zone manager for the Midwest Zone. Daley, a 33-year veteran in the aftermarket industry, was previously assistant zone manager in the Eastern region. He has been with NGK for 14 years. Hillestad,... Read more »
Shift4 to provide payment processing for H-D dealers
April 27, 2007
Shift4 Corp., an enterprise payment solutions developer, has entered into an agreement with Harley-Davidson Dealer Systems to provide secure credit card payment processing. Fully integrated with Harley-Davidson’s Dealer Management System, Shift4 Corp.’s system allows credit, debit, check and gift... Read more »
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April 26, 2007
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Industry sales sputter in the first quarter
April 24, 2007
All industry segments that are reported to the Motorcycle Industry Council were down in the first three months of the year. The two biggest segments of the industry — ATV and on-highway motorcycles — were down 10.7 percent and 2.6 percent in the first quarter. The downturn in ATV sales for MIC-reporting... Read more »
Cycle Country increases its business with Cabela’s
April 24, 2007
ATV and UTV accessory manufacturer Cycle Country Accessories Corp. has expanded its business with Cabela’s, the outdoor retail giant. Randy Kempf, Cycle Country’s CEO, told Powersports Business that Cabela’s recently began stocking one of the company’s new Weekend Warrior UTV products that was... Read more »
Custom Chrome and Motorcycle Stuff are PSP certified
April 24, 2007
Global Motorsport Group Inc., parent of national distributors Custom Chrome and Motorcycle Stuff, is the first aftermarket distributor in the industry to become certified for the industry data exchange standard, now known as Partners Standard Protocol. Custom Chrome and Motorcycle Stuff are now online... Read more »
Harley-Davidson sued for patent infringement
April 24, 2007
A lawsuit has been filed in federal court in Los Angeles against Harley-Davidson for infringement of a patent for providing multi-colored lighting for speedometers and tachometers. Inventor and patent attorney Frank Weyer filed the suit. Weyer successfully sued Ford two years ago under the same patent... Read more »
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