American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 217 August 2017 | Page 8

NEWS
BRIEFS
Following the success of their
Soft Lip wheel blanks when
launched some years ago, All
American Wheel say they are
set to launch a
BOOTH#
new hybrid series
of blanks at
AIMExpo in
3221
September.
Las Vegas Motorcycle Hall of Fame
has announced Arlen Ness as
inductee into the 2017 class. In
partnership with Branscombe
Richmond, Las Vegas BikeFest
launched their Hall of Fame at the
2016 rally. The 17th annual Las
Vegas BikeFest will be held
October 5 - 8, 2017 in the heart of
downtown Las Vegas on Fremont
East.
Harley-Davidson sales revenue and production data… 2nd quarter 2017
Income statements in
$1,000s (except share)
Net sales revenue
Gross profit
Total operating income
Net income
Diluted earnings
per common share
Figures are shown
in $1,000s
Robert Lighthizer, the U.S. Trade
Representative, has told a
congressional committee that
while he is “sympathetic” to
American motorcyclists, dealerships
and others in the “Beef for Bikes”
controversy, he will not, at this
stage, intervene and remove small
displacement European
motorcycles from a proposed
import tariff on motorcycles of
500cc and less while negotiations
continue in a dispute with the
European Union over U.S. beef
imports. RETAIL SALES OF H-D MOTORCYCLES:
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2017 Q2 2016 Q2
$1,577,135
$575,623
$319,647
$258,867 $1,670,113
$607,558
$322,749
$280,431 $2,905,846
$1,053,108
$558,489
$445,236 $3,246,723
$1,197,838
$655,206
$530,920
$1.48 $1.55 $2.53 $2.91
THREE MONTHS ENDED
2017 Q2
2016 Q2
SIX MONTHS ENDED
2017 Q2
2016 Q2
$1,270,433
$1,330,632
$2,370,135
$2,648,210
H-D Motorcycles
Parts & Accessories
$237,498
$258,208
$406,523
$441,913
General Merchandise
$63,017
$75,757
$118,853
$146,375
Other
$6,187
$5,516
$10,335
$10,225
MOTORCYCLE SHIPMENT DATA NOTE: H-D MOTORCYLE SHIPMENT DATA IS NOT THE SAME AS RETAIL REGISTRATIONS
United States
52,966
57,804
98,750
115,439
Exports
28,841
30,356
53,888
55,757
Total H-D
81,807
88,160
152,638
171,196
PRODUCT MIX
A Suzuki Motor America employee
is being taken to court by U.S.
authorities over claims he
knowingly lied for his employer in
an application for a Certificate of
Conformity under the Clean Air Act
– altering documents to show the
company would not be over its
allotted emissions for the 2012
model year.
SIX MONTHS ENDED
2016 Q2
NET SALES REVENUE
The NHRA has announced a
multi-year agreement with
Mickey Thompson Tires as the
series sponsor of their Top
Fuel Harley motorcycle
category.
America’s top Ohlins
suspension dealer Daniel
Laine Kyle of Carmel-by-the-
sea, California, is likely
looking at some serious goal
time and major league fines
after pleading guilty to tax
fraud by hiding cash
transactions – he is estimated
to have defrauded the US
government of anywhere
between $500,000 and $1.5m
in taxes over a six year
period.
THREE MONTHS ENDED
2017 Q2
Touring
Custom
Sportster
Total
United States
Canada
EMEA Region
Asia Pacific Region
Latin America Region
Total
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to be a direct response to U.S.
withdrawal from the Trans Pacific
Partnership (TPP) free trade deal that
would have seen tariff barriers
reduced; a withdrawal that Levatich is
on record as saying “would have
helped us a lot.”
Harley’s total worldwide motorcycle
retail sales were 81,388 in the second
quarter, down by -6.7 percent, with
worldwide sales -5.7 percent YTD. Of
that 31,720 units were international
sales, which is down by -2.3 percent for
the second quarter, and are -2.1
percent for the YTD.
Their Europe, Middle East and Africa
region was the best performing of their
export markets, with sales down by
only 1.6 percent for the second quarter
and -2.1 percent YTD; their European
601+cc market share was up by 0.2
percent for the second quarter at 10.3
percent, but remains -0.9 percent for
the YTD at 9.4 p