STUDY ON HARLEY DAVIDSON: DEFENDING A PIECE OF DOMESTIC PIE About Harley Davidson Founded in 1903 by William S Harley and the Davidson brothers. Symbolizes the all-American attributes of individuality‚ freedom and passion for adventure. By 1960 Japanese motor companies hit the country In 1969 AMF‚ a recreational equipment conglomerate By 1976 Harley-Davidson offered 4 models With the 80s Harley-Davidson started its revitalization program with the government help. Harley-Davidson
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Harley-Davidson Case Analysis Harley-Davidson should tailor is product and service offerings to the 55-64 year old segment‚ and expand its Rental and Rider’s Edge programs to continue growing Market leader in motorcycles - Market leader with 50% domestic and 32% global market share in motorcycles - Stock prices CAGR since 1989: 32% - American legendary lifestyle brand - Loyal customers: 900‚000 members in Harley-Davidson Owner Group - 50% of sales to repeating customers Ageing customer
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Harley –Davidson is a luxury motorcycle company which has huge loyal customer base most of middle aged and high income men. It also has loyal employee who contributed much to the company when it went through some rough time. With high quality product‚ loyal customers and hardworking employees‚ Harley-Davidson has gone through all the hard time and now is a fine company which also has stable financial statements as well. However‚ Harley-Davidson has its own problem like any other corporations. The
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Case: Harley-Davidson: Chasing a New Generation of Customers Despite record sales in 2006 and a commanding share of the heavyweight motorcycle market for the previous decade‚ Harley Davidson had to take new action to maintain its growth. Although the company enjoyed continued growth in the 2000s and its brand image was strong‚ its core customer base of Baby Boomers was aging. In 1987‚ the median age of a Harley-Davidson customer had been 35; by 2007‚ it was 47. Hence‚ Harley Davidson’s major
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Harley Davidson Performance Analysis There are many ways to analyze the performance of a company‚ some more popular than others. According to the Barney text the accounting method is the most popular way of measuring a firm’s performance (Barney‚ 2002). Some of the reasons for the popularity could include the fact that accounting measures of performance are publicly available on many firms and they communicate a great deal of information about a firm’s operations. Other methods of performance
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Justin Hazlett BUSN 6610 Harley Davidson Case February 12‚ 2012 Since Harley Davison Motor Company started in 1903‚ they have been successfully “taking the work out of bicycling” better than any other motorcycle manufacturing company. They have experienced great success recently with growing numbers in their percentage of motorcycles shipped‚ up 14 percent from 1997‚ and their target market size‚ up 13.8 percent from 1997. Their brand has also grown so strong over the years that customers
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Waterford Wedgwood and the Market for Luxury Goods ------------------------------------------------- This case study is intended to support classroom discussion of the strategic management of a luxury goods business. Copyright Professor Gary Davies 2006 The forward to Waterford Wedgwood’s 2005 Annual Report concluded "This confluence of great global brands‚ management talent and focused energy is well placed to take Waterford Wedgwood forward.” The challenge facing its management was how
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Discuss the attractiveness of the women motorcyclist market in terms of size and growth. As pointed out in the video‚ Harley Davidson is fully committed to fostering and growing the women motorcyclist market. Women today represent a large sector of the workforce‚ enjoy higher incomes than 20 years ago‚ and possess more disposable income. Furthermore‚ women are much more empowered than ever before and are encouraged to exercise their freedom of expression and individualism. To fill their psychological
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Harley History Harley Davidson was seen in America as a company that produced motorcycles with “raw power.” The company was founded by Arthur and Walter Davidson and William Harley in 1903. In 1918‚ Harley Davidson had become the largest motorcycle producing company in the world. Their production totaled 28‚000 motorcycles. Production continued to increase with the onset of World War II and the military use of Harley’s motorcycles. The mystique of the product had a tough sense to it with
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Harley-Davidson: Women and Motorcycles Introduction An American tradition can be dated back to 1903 when two young men brought their idea to life and produced the first Harley-Davidson motorcycle. At the time‚ the motor-driven motorcycle that these young men were inventing was to be for their own personal use. Once it was produced‚ it became popular with motorcycle enthusiast and having survived some difficult times Harley-Davidson is just as popular today‚ as it was when if first began (Bolfert)
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