Research – Plan – Execute
Now that 2020 has wrapped up, many OEMs are beating the drums about the significant year over year growth they saw last year. Don’t believe the hype. While there was significant growth last year, a percentage of that growth was
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After a banner summer selling season, many powersports dealers are looking at half filled showrooms and empty warehouses. Most of the major OEMs have either just taken orders from dealers or are in the process of collecting them. Where it
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In the early 90’s my first foray into the powersports industry was as a parts manager. I love working with data and managing parts is still one of my favorite positions in the dealership. The parts manager side of me
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Many OEMs have shuttered production during the pandemic. Even as the economy comes back online, assembly lines will still see bottlenecks related to a lack of key components from overseas suppliers. And with an uncertain future, dealers have also committed
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Key failures– Focus on shareholder value instead of instead of making decisions that build long term value and brand strength– Separating leadership from engineering and production– Managing the company with people who are not experienced in the industry– Outsourcing production
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