As mentioned here recently, Harley Davidson is opening another dealership in China even though sales are not exactly booming, in fact, they’re hardly selling any at all. Some U.S. senators, from Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New York and Missouri, the states where HD has a presence, are asking the U.S. to put pressure on China to relax [...]
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As often happens, our readers find some of the best stories and this one is an excellent example. Tom left a comment on our story about Harley Davidson’s newest China dealership where he pointed to a thread over on ADVrider about a real ride across China on a 200cc dual sport motorcycle with lots of [...]
Harley Davidson now has another dealer in China. Their first was in Beijing, this one’s in Shanghai. I’m still curious how they’ll do over there. Lots of restrictions from what I understand. Harley Davidson press release: Harley-Davidson opened its first authorized dealership in East China on Nov. 3, 2007 in Shanghai. Jim Ziemer, CEO of [...]
By 2010, China and India will produce a combined total of 36 million motorcycles per year. Let me repeat that, … 36 MILLION motorcycles PER YEAR! That number was buried in a news item this morning about a new microcontroller chip for motorcycle engine management systems. These chips precisely control the fuel/air mixture, ignition and [...]
