Dropping like flies
Dropping like flies
I tried to visit my local Honda dealership in order to get some local rags on motorcycling and found them gone. This is the fourth gone in the last couple of years....has anyone else noticed that dealerships are becoming more scarce in this economy?
This is of concern to me only because I ride an older bike and sometimes parts or details about how to work on it are hard to come by and the dealership was a good source of information.
This is of concern to me only because I ride an older bike and sometimes parts or details about how to work on it are hard to come by and the dealership was a good source of information.
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Dealerships- it's a mixed bag around here. Two start-up dealerships within 20 miles of me both folded in 2008 within a year of start-up. My local Triumph/Kawi/Suzi/KTM dealership laid off my favorite salesperson. However another local dealership added a major franchise to the 3 they already had.
The local Honda dealership sells Yamaha also, which is good for them considering Honda's laughably reduced product line. (Yeah, and those DN-01's are just flyin' out the door... )
I'd say the established dealers will ride the storm, but start-ups and marginal players will not.
The local Honda dealership sells Yamaha also, which is good for them considering Honda's laughably reduced product line. (Yeah, and those DN-01's are just flyin' out the door... )
I'd say the established dealers will ride the storm, but start-ups and marginal players will not.
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At the moment, things look OK here. No dealerships have been lost locally in the last couple of years. In fact, a new Triumph dealer opened just a few months ago. Don't know what the national situation is like though, or what the backroom talk is.
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This is already happening inToronto.dr_bar wrote:I heard that Honda is going to consolidate all it's vehicles and products in single dealerships. Cars, PWC's, Bikes, Generators, etc... all under one roof.
We've also had 2 or 3 dealers go under but they actually closed before the recession.
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Now that would be really cool. A little cross-pollination of sales.dr_bar wrote:I heard that Honda is going to consolidate all it's vehicles and products in single dealerships. Cars, PWC's, Bikes, Generators, etc... all under one roof.
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FZ6/11302 mi|Suzuki B-King/5178 mi|Ninja 250cc/5300 mi| (rented)ST1300 850 mi
Hoping my kids don't hate me too much in the future.
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