KBB.com data shows Q1 growth in used UTV views
Dave McMahon, Editor-in-Chief
May 29, 2013
Used UTV views grew 45 percent on KBB.com in Q1 2013 Consumer interest in powersports vehicles continued to boom in the first quarter, according to exclusive data provided to Powersports Business by Kelley Blue Book. The models receiving the most hits for each vehicle type in Q1 2013 averaged an 81 percent... Read more »
Floe’s growth allows for new plant, diversification
Andy Swanson, Contributing Writer
May 29, 2013
Even though the aluminum snowmobile trailer business is a smaller portion of Floe International’s portfolio than it was 20 years ago, CEO Wayne Floe sees growth in the market. Proof of his belief sits across the street from his company’s factory in central Minnesota. Next month the company will move... Read more »
Taiwan’s presence in the powersports industry grows
Dave McMahon, Editor-in-Chief
May 27, 2013
Taiwan Motorcycle Show puts country’s industry footprint on the map “Without Taiwan, you don’t get parts!” That was the ever-so-appropriate message from Taiwan External Trade Development Council chairman Wang Chih-kang that kicked off the 8th Taiwan International Motorcycle Show last month at... Read more »
Tire brand data shows widespread interest
Dave McMahon, Editor-in-Chief
May 27, 2013
ARI study unveils most searched tire brands Seven different powersports vehicle segments, and six different tire brands are at the top of the heap in a recent study on tire brands based on website searches. One thing that seems to be certain among consumers is that their interest is wide and varied... Read more »
Strong Q1 interest in pre-owned, KBB data shows
Dave McMahon, Editor-in-Chief
May 27, 2013
Sport bikes show 113 percent increase in KBB.com views Sport bike’s averaged a 113 percent increase in views on Kelley Blue Book’s KBB.com site in the first quarter of 2013, according to data provided exclusively to Powersports Business. The models receiving the most hits for each vehicle type in... Read more »
Q&A: Jim Betlach, Show Manager, V-Twin Expo
Dave McMahon, Editor-in-Chief
May 27, 2013
The V-Twin Expo recently announced that it has changed its show dates, with the V-twin industry’s annual can’t-miss event now scheduled for Feb. 8-9 at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati. In previous years, the show had run concurrent with Super Bowl weekend. Powersports Business editor... Read more »
GE Capital’s Yourd: Q1 turns decrease compared to Q1 2012
Dave McMahon, Editor-in-Chief
May 27, 2013
Inventory financing up in Q1, GE Capital says Inventory financing among dealers during the first quarter of 2013 increased over the same time period in 2012, and floorplan receivables were also up over the prior year, according to GE Capital’s Commercial Distribution Finance division. “Increased... Read more »
Hey y’all! Big-time Mud Nationals heading north to Minnesota
Liz Hochstedler, Managing Editor
May 24, 2013
High Lifter takes show on the road this summer in Minnesota Splashing in the mud, traversing trails and shopping for the latest accessories sound like the keys to happiness for any ATV or side-by-side enthusiast, and for 11 years, High Lifter has delivered that rider’s paradise at its annual ATV Mud... Read more »
Best growth plans for Power 15 dealer are ‘outside the box’
Dave McMahon, Editor-in-Chief
May 24, 2013
Editor’s note: Second of a two-part series. Team Mancuso increasing sales by 200 units per year Open since February 2009, Team Mancuso Powersports South in Houston has put up some impressive numbers in its first four years under the Mancuso banner. Perhaps that’s not surprising, as Team Mancuso in... Read more »
Webster added to ORBA board
May 22, 2013
The Off-Road Business Association (ORBA) recently announced the appointment of Mike Webster to its Board of Directors as the trade association continues its efforts in off-road advocacy. Mike Webster Webster is president of the Trade Show Division of Marketplace Events, the producer of the American International... Read more »
