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Free house with every Harley!
By Tim Skilton on 13/06/2007 11:49:07
US company offers bike as incentive
USA-BASED Cambridge Homes has unveiled its latest promotional campaign, offering a complimentary 2007 Harley-Davidson motorcycle to every buyer who closes on one of the company's ready-to-move-in homes by July 31.Scott South, area president
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Harley's XR1200 racer
By Visordown News on 29/02/2008 09:34:13
First shots of H-D's new flat tracker
Harley's flat track racer at the Paris Tuning ShowHERE ARE the first pictures of Harley's tricked-up XR1200 racer.Shown at the Paris Tuning Show, the lumpy leviathan gets Ohlins suspension, Termignoni exhausts and Braking petal discs front and rear
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Harley Davidson profits down
By Visordown News on 25/01/2008 15:35:17
Firm announces ongoing losses
the fourth quarter the Company repurchased $153.3 million of its common stock.Revenue for the full year 2007 was $5.73 billion compared to $5.80 billion in 2006, a 1.3 percent decline. For the full year, wholesale shipments of Harley-Davidson(R) motorcycles
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Harley Davidson feels the pinch
By Visordown News on 27/11/2007 12:05:09
Workers layed off through lack of sales
HARLEY-DAVIDSON is continuing to feel the economic worldwide pinch, having to temporarily shut down production because of a drop in motorcycle sales.Workers at the Milwaukee-based firm are still receiving benefits during the one-week layoff
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Springsteen to lead Harley celebrations
By Visordown News on 23/01/2008 09:13:57
Legend rocker heads star-studded music event
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN is to headline the 105th anniversary celebrations of Harley-Davidson in Milwaukee August 28-31st.An August 30th show by Springsteen at Veterans Park in a venue dubbed the Roadhouse at the Lakefront is the high point of a weekend
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Harley Davidson announces share buyback
By Tim Skilton on 17/12/2007 15:22:54
Directors approve 20 million share buyback
U.S. MOTORCYCLE manufacturer Harley-Davidson Inc announced last Friday its Board of Directors approved a new share repurchase program for up to 20 million shares of the company's common stock with no dollar limit or expiration date.
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Harley Davidson to open commemorative museum
By Visordown News on 12/02/2008 15:00:18
New 130,000 square foot building to house some of the world's most famous motorcycles
THE Harley-Davidson Museum is scheduled to open this summer in the company's home town of Milwaukee.The museum will have 130,000 square feet of exhibition space, a restaurant, a shop, meeting space and the Harley-Davidson archives.It will also house
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US Pressure on China Over Harley
By Visordown News on 05/12/2007 08:57:23
'Trade barriers must scrapped' say US politicians
the barriers restricting the sale of the motorcycles. Harley-Davidson sales in China are tiny because of regulations limiting, or even banning, heavy-duty motorcycle use in urban areas. Both Schwab and Gutierrez are going to the US-China Joint Commission
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Harley Davidson's financial woes continue
By Tim Skilton on 29/11/2007 08:26:12
Top credit rating firm lowers HD's status
Standard & Poors, the world's foremost provider of independent credit ratings, has lowered its investment-grade ratings on Harley-Davidson Inc., citing lower sales and profits because of a challenging retail motorcycle environment.Consumers have
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Industry Eye: Harley nemesis jailed
By Visordown News on 25/02/2008 18:05:59
Bill Lerach also ordered to pay $7.5m in damages
BILL LERACH, one of America’s most feared corporate lawyers who initiated a class action against Harley-Davidson for allegedly duping its shareholders in 2005, has received a stern dose of his own medicine.On 11 February, Lerach was sentenced to two
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