Who says you have to trade speed to go green? Mission Motors, a software company of all things, may help push the green movement forward by pushing its new electric motorcycle to the 150 mph mark, a new world record for an electric motorcycle. The record was clocked at the Bonneville Salt Flats with a [...]
Powersports Business Friday July 31, 2009 Bruce Rossmeyer, the founder of multi-line dealership complex Destination Daytona and owner of a number of Harley-Davidson dealerships, was killed in a motorcycle accident yesterday, according to the American Motorcyclist Association. Rossmeyer was on a ride with a five other motorcyclists in the western part of Wyoming. At about [...]
Harley Davidson’s Buell division considered building a new $10 million plant to lower costs by consolidating offices and factory locations. After reconsidering the plans, H-D cancelled the actions wanting to stay focused on its major restructuring plans, including a possible plant closing.
Harley-Davidson is doing a major evaluation of its main production plant in York, Pennsylvania and may consider moving. The evaluation comes, as no surprise, as the company attempts to lower costs within a sales downturn. They believe the factory is not competitive as it stands and a change is in order. As of yet there are no potential new locations for the facility which employes 2,400 [...]