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Harley cuts losses, shares rise
By Visordown News on 27/01/2011 11:35:10
The future's looking bright for american iron
HARLEY-DAVIDSON has sharply cut its losses for the fourth quarter of 2010, causing shares to rise over 8% as investors renew confidence in the brand.Had the company not have had to to repay almost £53m in loans, it would have recorded a profit which
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Honda profits up thanks to improving bike sales
By Visordown News on 27/04/2012 11:50:19
Income more than doubles compared to last year
HONDA has announced its fourth-quarter financial results – and the firm says its consolidated operating income is 2.4 times greater than it was during the same period in 2011.Given how tough the bike market has been, at least in Europe, it
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Yamaha announce £327 million loss
By Visordown News on 28/01/2009 09:24:25
Top executives to take pay cut as global financial crisis sets in
YAMAHA HAS posted its first quarterly loss in at least four years, reports Bloomberg.com The firm had a fourth-quarter loss of £327 million. The figure was calculated by financial company Bloomberg from preliminary full-year figures released
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General Motors sells its Suzuki shares for £156m
By Visordown News on 19/11/2008 10:21:37
Struggling American car giant flogs assets to help stem their massive losses
quarter reports and revealed that it has suffered a net loss of $2.5bn in the third quarter alone and has been trying to secure an emergency government loan along with its Detroit competitors.Suzuki has said that both firms would work together on some
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Harley-Davidson profits slump by 91 per cent
By Visordown News on 16/07/2009 16:05:42
Over 1,000 jobs to go as global economic downturn bites hard
AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE giant Harley-Davidson is cutting a further 1,000 jobs as the company's net profits fell by 91%.Recent figures show a drop of $19.8m (£12m) for the April to June quarter, down 91% from the $223m profit for the same period last
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Honda top 2011 Q1 sales Chart
By Nathan Clark on 26/05/2011 12:11:09
Sales figures for 2011 Q1 reveal Honda, Yamaha and Triumph in the top three
THE motorcycle sales figures for the first quarter of 2011 have been released by the Motorcycle Industry Association.Honda heads up the chart selling 3913 units in the opening quarter, followed by Yamaha in second place with 2518 and Triumph ranked
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Motorcycle helmet use declines in the USA
By Visordown News on 20/04/2011 07:57:57
...but fatalities show a small drop too
that motorcycle fatalities in 2010 declined by 2% compared to 2009, however the 2010 decrease was concentrated in the early months of the year, with fatalities actually increasing by about 3 percent in the third quarter 2010 compared with the same quarter
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Bike sales in Europe down a third since 2008
By Visordown News on 26/10/2010 18:09:14
Italy hit hardest by economic slump
SALES OF motorcycles in Europe have continued to fall in the first three quarters of 2010 - down 14 per cent for the same period last year.The statistics have followed the trend of the past three years, where the market has shrunk by a third since
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Industry Eye: Dividend for Harley-Davidson shareho
By Tim Skilton on 12/12/2007 11:40:30
Payout agreed despite recent financial woes
HARLEY DAVIDSON, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors approved a cash dividend of $0.30 per share for the fourth quarter of 2007. The dividend is payable December 28, 2007 to the holders of record of the Company's common stock
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2011 Kawasaki Z750R launch: UK price revealed
By Visordown News on 07/12/2010 10:53:17
Check back throughout the day for regular updates from European launch
KAWASAKI UK has revealed prices and availability of the company's 2011 Z750R naked.The three-quarter litre machine will go on sale in January 2011 at £7140, including 20% VAT.Visordown's on the European launch of the all-new 750cc naked, so check
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