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TRUMP CURSE: Fabled American Company Slumps After Defying The Donald [H-D]
constitution.com ^ | July 24, 2018 | By Andrew West

Posted on 07/25/2018 7:03:56 AM PDT by Red Badger

When the President of the United States is an incredibly powerful and successful businessman, there literally is nowhere to hide for companies choosing to invest their resources outside of our great nation.

What President Trump lacks in political experience, he more than makes up for in business acumen, and he has brought that incredible and extraordinarily unique spin to the Oval Office with him. Originally coined the “Trump Effect”, the fact that the President is one of modern history’s most consummate and prosperous real estate developers has propelled our American economy forward in ways that we could only dream about under democratic rule.

And it’s not only a boost for those companies choosing to engage with the American workforce either. Companies who defy the United States’ ingenuity are finding themselves suffering as well.

Harley-Davidson said Tuesday that international sales of its motorcycles grew while domestic sales decreased in the second quarter, after the company angered President Trump by announcing it would shift some U.S. production overseas in response to his trade agenda.

The Milwaukee-based company reported that motorcycle sales in the U.S. dropped 6.4 percent to 46,490 for the quarter that ended on June 30, while international sales rose 0.7 percent to nearly 31,938. European sales grew 3.6 percent and Latin American sales grew 9.1 percent, while sales in Asia dropped 7.1 percent.

Total revenue dropped slightly to $1.53 billion for the quarter, as overall motorcycle sales dropped 4 percent. Net income dropped 6.3 percent to $242 million.

The Americana-centric brand’s announcement about the exporting of production irked not only the President, but a great many Americans who saw the move as downright treachery.

If Harley Davidson believes that they can simply turn this around, after offending the American people so thoroughly, they ought to have a long conversation with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and ask him how that’s going for him.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bike; harley; harleydavidson; motorcycle
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To: Red Badger

Yup, they fell victim to the ‘must increase revenue’ trap. Single brand, single product (basically) saturate the market with “skin the sheep” market practice rather than sheer the sheep — you can shear a sheep many times but only skin them once.

They have the name brand, they built in America they could have just settled for consistent revenue with flat growth on single product, then go out and buy something to try and build more revenue streams.


61 posted on 07/25/2018 7:56:24 AM PDT by Fhios (♫ Oh Where have you been Jeffy boy Jeffy boy oh where have you been charming Jeffy?)
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To: Macoozie

HD's are made for 6 foot wide riders..................

62 posted on 07/25/2018 7:58:55 AM PDT by Red Badger (July 2018 - the month the world discovered the TRUTH......Q Anon)
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To: Red Badger
True, but overseas markets already have Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki, BMW, Benelli, MotoGuzzi, etc.

So does their domestic market.

63 posted on 07/25/2018 8:03:14 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: headstamp 2

64 posted on 07/25/2018 8:04:30 AM PDT by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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To: Red Badger

The “outlaw” look sucks...


65 posted on 07/25/2018 8:04:35 AM PDT by shotgun ( .)
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To: Red Badger

My last bike was a ‘72 850 Commando. Black with gold script on the tank.
Bought used, it had failing valve stem seals. On cold start up, a squirt of oil would shoot out of each tail pipe.

We were living in the Twin Cities back then. I ran a for sale ad and an Australian guy drove up in a U-haul van and peeled off 100 bills for the bike and title.

He had several BSAs and Triumphs in the van and said he was creating them up and shipping them to Australia for triple the money he paid in the US.


66 posted on 07/25/2018 8:05:15 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: Red Badger

67 posted on 07/25/2018 8:06:16 AM PDT by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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To: left that other site

...ping....


68 posted on 07/25/2018 8:06:51 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: DoodleDawg

LOL! Yes it does!................


69 posted on 07/25/2018 8:07:34 AM PDT by Red Badger (July 2018 - the month the world discovered the TRUTH......Q Anon)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

DING! DING! DING!
We have a winner!

HD had already discussed moving more of their production overseas BEFORE the tariffs! This is just HD trying to push off their poor sales and bad business models onto Trump.


70 posted on 07/25/2018 8:08:43 AM PDT by ExTxMarine (Diversity is tolerance; diverse points of views will not be tolerated!)
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To: onedoug

Thanks for the ping.

What are the execs at HD THINKING?


71 posted on 07/25/2018 8:09:32 AM PDT by left that other site (For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
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To: CodeToad
Harleys are too big, too heavy, too slow, too expensive and handle like shit. There's one Harley Glide in the family but it hasn't been ridden in years. The primary riders are 3 BMW R1200 GS wetheads, which are good for both longer distances on the slab and/or getting a little dirty exploring off road.


72 posted on 07/25/2018 8:10:41 AM PDT by pt17
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To: Red Badger

The customized Hogs will live on, not the new Harley.


73 posted on 07/25/2018 8:18:15 AM PDT by jetson
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To: Red Badger

True, Dat!


74 posted on 07/25/2018 8:22:11 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: shotgun

I wouldn’t tell them that..................


75 posted on 07/25/2018 8:25:32 AM PDT by Red Badger (July 2018 - the month the world discovered the TRUTH......Q Anon)
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To: shotgun

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlaws_Motorcycle_Club


76 posted on 07/25/2018 8:27:51 AM PDT by Red Badger (July 2018 - the month the world discovered the TRUTH......Q Anon)
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To: Red Badger; Diana in Wisconsin; DoodleDawg

The revived Indian brand has also taken a lot of market share away from HD.


77 posted on 07/25/2018 8:28:46 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.)
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To: carriage_hill; All
A thoroughly enjoyable movie:


78 posted on 07/25/2018 8:31:48 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: Red Badger

Let me clarify so I don’t piss off the Outlaws MC. The HD production outlaw look sucks when you apply it to every model you make.


79 posted on 07/25/2018 8:33:17 AM PDT by shotgun ( .)
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To: headstamp 2

This is what I have also been hearing. The young people are not buying them.

They ride bikes and filthy trains.


80 posted on 07/25/2018 8:35:13 AM PDT by dforest (Never let a Muslim cut your hair.)
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