Rumors flying around...
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RE: Rumors flying around...
ORIGINAL: Softy
Would'nt it be possible for Honda to just buy up enough stock to just take over the moco?
Would'nt it be possible for Honda to just buy up enough stock to just take over the moco?
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RE: Rumors flying around...
ORIGINAL: Spike_96
I suspect that one or more of the HD ownership holds 51% or more of HD stock, thus making that scenario impossible. Just a guess though.
ORIGINAL: Softy
Would'nt it be possible for Honda to just buy up enough stock to just take over the moco?
Would'nt it be possible for Honda to just buy up enough stock to just take over the moco?
Probably things have changed but I thought that the employee's did a major stock purchase of Harley Davidson to get it back on it's feet after the AMF days? I thought they were the majority stock holders?
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RE: Rumors flying around...
ORIGINAL: lionsqrne
Hostile takeovers are possible... but usually the company being taken over has to be put in a bind to be in that situation. Financially mainly. HD doesn't appear to be in a weak situation as we have seen by the recent interest rate financing they have offered (first time ever I believe??).
ORIGINAL: Spike_96
I suspect that one or more of the HD ownership holds 51% or more of HD stock, thus making that scenario impossible. Just a guess though.
ORIGINAL: Softy
Would'nt it be possible for Honda to just buy up enough stock to just take over the moco?
Would'nt it be possible for Honda to just buy up enough stock to just take over the moco?
Now if somebody like Ford or GM were to try it, that would be another story.
Even though both of those companies are automotive in nature and global in size. They are basically American operations without previous or current interests in the motorcycle market. Then I believe it could be considered something along the lines ofbroadening their market base instead of monopolizing it.
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RE: Rumors flying around...
ORIGINAL: Citoriplus
Even if all that were true, I still don't think the FTC would lookto kindly on an offshore company trying to monopolize the market.
Now if somebody like Ford or GM were to try it, that would be another story.
Even though both of those companies are automotive in nature and global in size. They are basically American operations without previous or current interests in the motorcycle market. Then I believe it could be considered something along the lines ofbroadening their market base instead of monopolizing it.
Even if all that were true, I still don't think the FTC would lookto kindly on an offshore company trying to monopolize the market.
Now if somebody like Ford or GM were to try it, that would be another story.
Even though both of those companies are automotive in nature and global in size. They are basically American operations without previous or current interests in the motorcycle market. Then I believe it could be considered something along the lines ofbroadening their market base instead of monopolizing it.
If Harley-Davidson was bought out by Honda, I guarantee you Victory sales would go up! Instead of their slogan, "The New American Motorcycle," they would have, "The Only American Motorcycle."
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RE: Rumors flying around...
my 2 cents. If HD was bought by Honda, we would see significant improvements in engine performance etc. I don't think they would change the HD look or guts. Look at the car companies, Chrysler owned by Benz, better cars now. GM has a JV with a foreign car company, so does Ford ( owns Jaguar etc). Mergers are the way of the future and if MoCo merged with Honda or Ducati, we'd have incredible performing bikes.
Just an opinion, no rocks please.
Just an opinion, no rocks please.
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RE: Rumors flying around...
ORIGINAL: Lamo70
Mergers are the way of the future and if MoCo merged with Honda or Ducati, we'd have incredible performing bikes.
Just an opinion, no rocks please.
Mergers are the way of the future and if MoCo merged with Honda or Ducati, we'd have incredible performing bikes.
Just an opinion, no rocks please.