With nearly 10 percent of franchised powersports dealerships adding electric bicycles to their showroom floors, Powersports Business staff reporter Nick Longworth checks in with a handful of operators to learn ...
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Bike donation to nurse after theft brings goodwill
The following report from Powersports Business staff reporter Nick Longworth describes how a local dealership stepped in during COVID-19 to assist a nurse whose motorcycle had been stolen. As the ...
Read More »BRP implements temporary salary cuts in light of COVID-19
BRP has announced a series of additional measures in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. After slowing down and temporarily suspending manufacturing at all of its powersports and marine operations sites ...
Read More »Yamaha’s Georgia factory donates to COVID-19 relief
Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America in Newnan, Georgia, has donated supplies including 380 respirators, 49,000 gloves, 325 Tyvek suits, and 18,000 alcohol wipes to the Piedmont Newnan Hospital as ...
Read More »Honda’s Chuck Boderman joins PSB Video Chat (video)
Powersports Business editor Dave McMahon is joined by Chuck Boderman, American Honda VP of Powersports, for an update on Q1 and coronavirus from the OEM in the latest installment of ...
Read More »Honda extends ATV, side-by-side production suspension
Honda of South Carolina Mfg., Inc. (HSC), which produces ATVs and side-by-sides, has extended its production suspension due to the coronavirus through April 10. HSC originally suspended its production on ...
Read More »How powersports dealers are dealing with COVID-19
Throughout the entire powersports dealer landscape, a common theme has been appearing — dealerships are having to change the way they conduct business due to the coronavirus. PSB's Nick Longworth ...
Read More »California, North Carolina dealer associations offer direction
Powersports Business has received notices from state motorcycle assocations in both California and North Carolina about how their dealership members should approach business during the coronavirus pandemic. The California Motorcycle ...
Read More »Honda halts ATV, side-by-side production at HSC
Honda today announced that it is temporarily suspending production at two of its non-automotive plants, Honda of South Carolina Mfg., Inc. and Honda Power Equipment Mfg., Inc., starting Thursday, March ...
Read More »Polaris suspends operations at select plants worldwide
Polaris Inc. is today providing an update on its business and the actions the company is taking in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Scott Wine, Polaris’ Chairman and Chief Executive ...
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