Showing posts with label harley davidson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label harley davidson. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Strategic Issue of Harley Davidson – Thriving Through A Recession




Working in motorcycles industry for more than 100 years makes Harley-Davidson become a well-established company in the business industry, especially in the United States. From the beginning of the journey, Harley-Davidson was purposely attracting the baby boomer riders.

As the riders approach sixties, the threat for the growth of Harley-Davidson has raised. This can be seen below where the median age of purchasers of Harley-Davidson motorcycled is becoming greater. Therefore, to keep and even to increase the growth of Harley-Davidson, it is important to recruit new riders from the younger generations.

SOURCE: Harley Davidson Fact Book, posted November 5, 2007, at http://investor.harley-davidson.com/downloads/factsheet.pdf.


Another thing to be put in the strategic issue box is the gender of purchaser.