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Harley Davidson in India

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Harley Davidson is pushing into international markets in a big way. Just the other day we mentioned the new trade agreements hammered out with Vietnam to allow the sale of the big cruisers there and now we are hearing of similar moves to get the bikes into India. India has had some very high import tariffs on bikes like Harley Davidsons, sometimes as high as 90 percent! By … [Read more...]

Harley Davidson in Vietnam?

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Trade negotiations between the U.S. and Vietnam succeeded in lowering or eliminating the barriers for selling Harley Davidson motorcycles in Vietnam. In addition to lifting an outright ban on large displacement motorcycles, Vietnam will adopt a basic and transparent motorcycle operators licensing system, relax distribution restrictions and reduce tariffs on heavyweight … [Read more...]

The Methanol Economy

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There's so much talk about moving toward a hydrogen economy, the presumed future of transportation being the hydrogen fuel cell, it's easy to overlook some of the other very real possibilities. Methanol, another form of alcohol, looks very promising. A new book, Beyond Oil and Gas: The Methanol Economy, highlights the advantages and benefits of methanol. A lot of you already … [Read more...]

Fake Ferrari – Watch Out Harley!

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Harley Davidson is all set up with a dealer in China, but, as we've said before, they need to be very careful. A news story is out that a fake Ferrari has turned up. On the difficulty scale, a Ferrari is a lot harder to copy than a Harley Davidson or most any other motorcycle. Blata, the pocket bike company, has had huge problems with fakes being made in China and sold in other … [Read more...]

High Gas Prices – No Big Deal

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News flash: The world will not end because of rising gas prices. Contrary to the beliefs of those who focus on impending doom and politicians who love this sort of thing to score a few points with the voters, gas prices, adjusted for inflation, are about where they have been for a long time. The price of everything has steadily gone up over time and when prices stay the same … [Read more...]

Car Companies – Big Oil – Energy

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A couple of days ago, Jason Vines, vice president of communications for DaimlerChrysler, blasted the oil companies for allegedly manipulating prices and maximizing their profits instead of keeping prices low to help consumers. He said the car companies are developing new technologies and vehicles that are very energy efficient and yet the oil companies are just running to the … [Read more...]