Powersports Business

Your guide to downtown Indy

Powersports Business Editor — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:34:52 +0000

Going to Indianapolis for the first time for Dealer Expo? Been going forever and need a change of pace before, during or after the show? Your fellow industry professionals have you covered. In order to make your stay in Indianapolis as user-friendly as possible – and to see what some industry-types think of the hot [...]

Ducati owner looks to sell OEM

Powersports Business Editor — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:27:21 +0000

Ducati private equity owner Investindustrial plans to sell or list the company in an effort to make three times its initial investment, the Financial Times reported. Investindustrial, an Italian private equity group backed by the Bonomi family, wants to dispose of Ducati for up to [euro]1 billion. Andrea Bonomi, Investindustrial’s chairman, said a handful of [...]

Dealer Expo keynote speaker is top leadership expert, author

Powersports Business Editor — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:25:21 +0000

Kevin Freiberg, a leadership expert and a New York Times best-selling author, will be the keynote speaker at Dealer Expo at 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 17, at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. The speech is open to all registered attendees and exhibitors of Dealer Expo. Freiberg and his wife, Jackie Freiberg, have co-authored [...]

WPS pushes social media efforts at Dealer Expo

Powersports Business Editor — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:24:53 +0000

Western Power Sports will be making an extra effort in all of its social media outlets during this weekend’s Dealer Expo. WPS staff will be shooting and posting video and photo updates on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube throughout the show from its five booths (Nos. 5411, 5417, 5423, 5511 and 5517). WPS on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WPSDist [...]

PSB to release special Dealer Expo e-news

Powersports Business Editor — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:24:36 +0000

To help keep dealers and other Dealer Expo attendees in the loop with the happenings at the show, Powersports Business will be producing special e-newsletters throughout the event. The regular Friday PSB e-newsletter will be released early in the morning, filled with Dealer Expo news. Special editions of the e-newsletter will also be sent Saturday [...]

Clymer mats available to dealers

Powersports Business Editor — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:24:23 +0000

Clymer Repair Manuals is giving its padded counter mats away free to dealers. Each mat features a full listing of all Clymer motorcycle and ATV manuals, along with QR codes to links of video previews of the manuals and links to the Clymer YouTube channel and Twitter feed. To obtain a free counter mat, email [...]

Auto dealer wins Harley-Davidson in NADA Convention charity auction

Powersports Business Editor — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:23:19 +0000

Massachusetts new-car dealer Barry Lundgren placed the winning bid of $18,750 on a 2010 Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe FLSTN during a live ADESA auction at the NADA Convention. The money raised at the auction was given to the NADA Foundation, which donated the funds to the wounded Veterans Initiative of Canine Companions for Independence. The proceeds [...]

ePunk announces updates

Powersports Business Editor — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:23:06 +0000

ePunk, Inc., a distributor of private label and name branded powersports products, accessories and related services through CountyImports.com and other e-commerce businesses, and a newly-established brick-and-mortar store in California, has announced corporate updates from 2011 and plans for 2012. As of Oct. 1, ePunk’s dealer division, ViperSport USA distribution, added 16 dealers for the fiscal [...]

Under the Web-influence

ehochstedler — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:49:50 +0000

It’s dangerous to shop and drive, but with smartphones, tablets, laptops with Wi-Fi and home and work computers, your customers can start the shopping process anywhere, even in their car. When they want to make a purchase, many of your customers will leave their computer to drive to your dealership. Just consider a recent Forrester [...]

Powersports Business’ Nifty 50 winners revealed

Powersports Business Editor — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:46:33 +0000

All 50 of Powersports Business’ Nifty 50 contest winners have been revealed on the PSB at Dealer Expo web page. The names of the 50 products, along with their manufacturers’ or distributors’ names and websites are listed on the site, accessible by clicking here. The first 25 winners were revealed in the Jan. 23 issue [...]