Comments on: China Taxes Encourage Small Motorcycles http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2006/03/31/china-taxes-encourage-small-motorcycles/ Motorcycle News for Positive People Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:40:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: aaron http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2006/03/31/china-taxes-encourage-small-motorcycles/#comment-7098 aaron Sat, 01 Apr 2006 20:17:31 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=943#comment-7098 kinda like the 80's in the USA, only the chinese aren't taxing imports differently to support a failing domestic company that's out of touch with the market... wait, it's not really that similar after all. kinda like the 80′s in the USA, only the chinese aren’t taxing imports differently to support a failing domestic company that’s out of touch with the market… wait, it’s not really that similar after all.

]]> By: Prester John http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2006/03/31/china-taxes-encourage-small-motorcycles/#comment-7070 Prester John Fri, 31 Mar 2006 21:48:14 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=943#comment-7070 Harley Davidson is a manufacturer of "premium heavyweight motorcycles". Because of Chinese laws restricting motorcycles, HDI is uniquely positioned to take advantage of the new wealth creation in China. The dealership will be full of FLHs with TLE sidecars - registered as automobiles in China. So Honda sells 3,000,000 motor bikes and scooters in China and nets $10 on each one, for a profit of $30 million. Harley sells 1,000 hacks in China and nets $5,000 on each one, for a profit of $5 million. Market share, smarket share. :) Tom Harley Davidson is a manufacturer of “premium heavyweight motorcycles”. Because of Chinese laws restricting motorcycles, HDI is uniquely positioned to take advantage of the new wealth creation in China. The dealership will be full of FLHs with TLE sidecars – registered as automobiles in China.

So Honda sells 3,000,000 motor bikes and scooters in China and nets $10 on each one, for a profit of $30 million. Harley sells 1,000 hacks in China and nets $5,000 on each one, for a profit of $5 million. Market share, smarket share. :)

Tom

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