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Administrator · 10-16-2009, 01:01 PM

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Victory sales down over 50%

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seruzawa · 10-16-2009, 01:41 PM

Well, that's a surprise. I guess that Polaris is going to buck the usual downsizing trend and try to ride it out. Good for them. Sales figures are as I thought.

Polaris is a publicly traded company, though. It remains to be seen how long the stockholders will tolerate the bleeding.

The_AirHawk · 10-16-2009, 02:19 PM

Knuckle-down, tighten yer belt, and for gawds sake DON'T do what every other cash-strapped, under the gun company that later failed (you think GM and Chrysler haven't "failed") has done: Stop advertising and product development. Harley didn't the first time around: see where THEY ended up. The only reason they're "down" right now, is they grew too F'n big to respond rapidly-enough; yet are still too small to weather the economic-downturn doing "business as usual".

If you get my drift.

I'll not make predictions as to whether or not Victory/Big-P will pull through. I never thought H-D would actually kill-off Buell, or that I'd detest Chrysler with every fiber of my being (the company and cars I grew up loving like no-other).

The entire moto-industry is standing on too-shaky of ground to call "stand" or "fall" right now.

10-16-2009, 01:01 PM	#1
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seruzawa Robby Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 8501 ft. Posts: 16,803	Well, that's a surprise. I guess that Polaris is going to buck the usual downsizing trend and try to ride it out. Good for them. Sales figures are as I thought. Polaris is a publicly traded company, though. It remains to be seen how long the stockholders will tolerate the bleeding. __________________ I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tanhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.

10-16-2009, 02:19 PM	#3
The_AirHawk Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Livin' in a Van: down by the Mariana Trench Posts: 10,891	Knuckle-down, tighten yer belt, and for gawds sake DON'T do what every other cash-strapped, under the gun company that later failed (you think GM and Chrysler haven't "failed") has done: Stop advertising and product development. Harley didn't the first time around: see where THEY ended up. The only reason they're "down" right now, is they grew too F'n big to respond rapidly-enough; yet are still too small to weather the economic-downturn doing "business as usual". If you get my drift. I'll not make predictions as to whether or not Victory/Big-P will pull through. I never thought H-D would actually kill-off Buell, or that I'd detest Chrysler with every fiber of my being (the company and cars I grew up loving like no-other). The entire moto-industry is standing on too-shaky of ground to call "stand" or "fall" right now. __________________ *Parfois, on fait pas semblant* Sometimes, it's not pretend Oderint Dum Metuant Let them hate so long as they fear политики предпочитают безоружных крестьян Politicians Prefer Unarmed Peasants Nothing to see here, Citizen. Move along now...

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