They said in the news foreign sales were up 17%. \\; Don't know what percentage of total production goes overseas but the economy is definately taking a bite \\; of the profits. \\; I have been seeing alot of advertising on television that was not present in the past. \\; Sales persons locally seem to come and go frequently in my area. \\; Got to give them credit........ the dealership buildings are very stylish and attractive. Hope the used prices hang in there.
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Location: Retired and living in the mountains of NE PA
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RE: 08 First quarter sales -13%
From the Patriot-News here in PA:
[/align] Sunday, April 20, 2008
Harley-Davidson Inc. announced Thursday that it would cut about 370 unionized jobs and 360 administrative jobs as a result of poor sales trends in the U.S. motorcycle market. About 300 of those layoffs will occur at the motorcycle maker's plant in Springettsbury Twp., York County. Harley-Davidson said its U.S. retail sales were down 12.8 percent in the first quarter. For the year, it said it would reduce shipments by 23,000 to 27,000 motorcycles. The company also said it expects earnings to drop 15 percent to 20 percent this year.
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And the dealer I bought from just disconnected their 800 number. \\; If you want to talk to 'em, you pay for it. \\; They're still a good dealer, but times are tough.
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Actually, U.S. sales of new motorcycles was down almost 13%, while Canadian and overseas sales continues to increase.
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Here are the highlights of 1st quarter sales, and 2nd quarter figures are scheduled to be released on July 17th.
 \\; First Quarter Highlights
Revenue was $1.31 billion, up 10.8% compared to $1.18 billion in the year-ago quarter on strong international retail sales up nearly 17%.
- On a worldwide basis retail sales of Harley-Davidson motorcycles by dealers were down 5.6% compared to a year ago.
- Retail sales of new Harley-Davidson motorcycles in the US decreased 12.8% in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007.
- Overall, the US 651 plus CC motorcycle market decreased 14.0%.
- Outside of the US dealers growth continued as retail sales increased 16.8% compared to the same quarter last year.
- Retail sales of Harley-Davidson motorcycles in Canada were up 31.1%, the Europe region was up 7.8%, the Asia Pacific region was up 19.5% and the Latin America region was up 53.3%.
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People buying MC's for the better mileage are buying 250-750cc, maybe 1100cc tops, bikes.
People buying MC's for fuel mileage ain't Harley's demographic, those folks are not the ones who are going to pony up \\; the $$ for an HD (new or used) when they can buy a metric (new or used) for so much cheaper. \\; JM2CW....
Maybe if all the naysayers are lucky, H-D will take a dump and go under...then \\;they can all smile, hold hands in a circle, do a happy dance, \\;\\\\\\;and say "I told you so"...
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well they aren't gonna get any new business from me.
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there just aint no reason to buy one of those hot suckers
Another Hater. Go buy a Honda.
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Maybe if all the naysayers are lucky, H-D will take a dump and go under...then \\;\\\\\\;they can all smile, hold hands in a circle, do a happy dance, \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;and say "I told you so"...
Thats exactly right. Tired of all these BS artists. They should all go back \\;and ride their Honda's and quit hanging out on the Harley forum pretending.
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ORIGINAL: carpetride
well they aren't gonna get any new business from me.
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there just aint no reason to buy one of those hot suckers
Another Hater. Go buy a Honda.
Buy a honda????
Man you are wack
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08 First quarter sales -13%
