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What Harley-Davidson Exec’s Want For Christmas

Posted in 2020 Models, Adventure (ADV), Brand, Brand Loyalty, Dealer News, Harley, Harley Engines, Harley-Davidson, Latest News, Living Life, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Sales, Organizations, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 17, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Santa wasn’t good to the motorcycle industry in 2020.  It was the sort of year at Harley-Davidson where every week, you’d say “what just happened?” Soft sales and even negative growth along with company shutdowns then longer term layoffs followed by strategic plan “walk-backs” and then the high profile dumping of a Tennessee motorcycle dealer […]

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The Harley-Davidson Winter Of Our Discontent

Posted in Clothing, Harley-Davidson, Latest News, Life Lessons, Living Life, Motorcycle, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 16, 2020| 1 Comment »

Like most of us, I’m thoroughly sick and tired of the pandemic at this point! The confusing and contradictory advice along with the arbitrary changes with mandates and shutdowns by government “experts” has created a lack of trust.  Are the decisions really based on evidence and rigorous analysis? In a crisis like the pandemic, predictability […]

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The Cost of Employee Tension At Harley-Davidson

Posted in Brand, Dealer News, Earnings, Events, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Latest News, Legal, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Sales, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on November 13, 2020| 1 Comment »

When handled well, conflict resolution can save a company time and money and help maintain a healthy work environment. Unfortunately, conflict management at Harley-Davidson in the executive staff is imperfect, as they have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars due to workplace disputes. The latest example is Michelle Kumbier.   In October 2017, Michelle Kumbier […]

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Harley-Davidson Q3 2020 Financials

Posted in 2020 Models, Brand, Brand Loyalty, Dealer News, Earnings, Harley-Davidson, Latest News, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Sales, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 27, 2020| 2 Comments »

Good afternoon. Election Day is a week away. There’s new evidence of water on the moon. Amy Coney Barrett is a Supreme Court justice, the fire hose of information continues to overwhelm even the most devout COVID-19 science junkies and Harley-Davidson shares soared 27% to $36.82 earlier in the day after reporting third-quarter net income […]

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Harley-Davidson Q2 2020 Financial Results

Posted in 2020 Models, Adventure (ADV), Brand, Dealer News, Earnings, Harley-Davidson, Latest News, Motorcycle Sales, Products, Value Creation, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on August 6, 2020| Leave a Comment »

How often have we recently heard… “We continue to face challenges during these unprecedented times.” — Harley-Davidson CEO Jochen Zeitz opening statement during the July 28, 2020 financial call. I’m not a grammar nerd, but “unprecedented times” is a tiresome word.  Stop saying it Mr. Zeitz – and it’s also inaccurate! We are not in […]

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Harley-Davidson Layoff Wave Accelerates

Posted in 2020 Models, Brand, Dealer News, Earnings, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Latest News, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Sales, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on July 9, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Some numbers to start your day and it’s not pretty. The coronavirus pandemic, social unrest, and a scarred economy has created a tipping sentiment toward many jobs NOT coming back. According to a Harley-Davidson press release, “The ReWire” strategy will now eliminate 700 positions globally of which 500 of the layoffs will occur this year. […]

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Covid-19 Bites Harley-Davidson

Posted in 2020 Models, Boomers, Brand, Brand Loyalty, Dealer News, Earnings, Electric, Events, Harley, Harley Engines, Harley-Davidson, Latest News, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Sales, Motorcycle Show, Sturgis, Sturgis Rally, Value Creation, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 6, 2020| 1 Comment »

Let’s jump right to that impressive Q1’20 financial result: Harley-Davidson (NYSE:HOG) posted earnings of $69.7 million compared with $127.9 million in the same period a year ago. The dividend was slashed to 2 cents a share from 38 cents. The motor company is in talks with major U.S. banks to secure $1.3 billion in liquidity. […]

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