Agree if HOG should move anywhere, it should be to a right-to-work state. I’m not a Harley owner but I predict if they do move to Mexico, it will be the beginning of the end of the company.
HOG is earning 10%+ op profit already. Labor costs are above-the-line, which enables them to earn a 30% gross margin with union labor today. The shareholders need to think long and hard about a management team that puts this kind of very acceptable return and one of the worlds greatest brands at risk just to chisel a few points off labor cost while killing thousands of US jobs.
Absolutely it would spell Doom. I'm old enough to remember when japanese parts started showing up on Harley's. Talk about an uproar.
It will be interesting to see all the tax incentives offered to Harley by cities for their consideration