Harley release date vs. competion
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3rd Gear
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Harley release date vs. competion
What's the deal with the Harley release date in mid January vs the competition in mid October??? I was told that Harley is going to continue the January release in the future. Otherwise if the date is due to the Corona virus and goes back to October then, 2021 buyers would only own a current model year for nine months. I don't see how that can work in either case.
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What's the deal with the Harley release date in mid January vs the competition in mid October??? I was told that Harley is going to continue the January release in the future. Otherwise if the date is due to the Corona virus and goes back to October then, 2021 buyers would only own a current model year for nine months. I don't see how that can work in either case.
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well, you can look at it this way. if hd releases their new bikes in jan, then when spring riding season hits, there is still that element of enthusiasm for the new bikes. whereas the competition has released their bikes in oct, so by now they are old news....
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H-D made many statements in the past that going forward the release dates will now be January. It is not Covid related.
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Honda released information on two of there models this week. News to me that other manufacturers released there mode year stuff in October?
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I would be curious going forward how this type of release schedule impacts the late fall to winter month foot traffic and sales in dealerships? Surely it will dwindle much faster now. Popping out new bikes across the year is to me a better means of staying in the news and keeping customer traffic up
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