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In December , Curtiss Motorcycles announced that it was offering what it described as " a rare collection of electric prototypes " to investors participating in its direct-toinvestor stock-selling campaign . Inspired by the work of original founder and pioneer Glenn H . Curtiss , the prototypes are said to span the key foundational years of the Curtiss team ' s light electric vehicle architectural research and development program , beginning with the 2018 Zeus Concept prototype , the winner of that year ' s " Most Innovative Motorcycle " award at The Quail Motorcycle Gathering . Other prototypes being made available include one-of-a-kind Alpha and Beta validation examples of ' The 1 ' by Curtiss , the company ' s debut model , as well as the very first pre-production unit that currently resides in L . A .' s Petersen Automotive Museum .

Fort Worth , Texas based Tucker Powersports has announced that the company ’ s ownership group has provided additional funding for the company . " In the past 24 months , Tucker has become a leader in electric mobility recreation in the powersports industry and has added several exclusive distribution agreements with companies focused on products for the industry ’ s evolving customer base . The funding will support Tucker ’ s current operations and projects , driving longterm growth for the company ."

Honda ' s plans to involve itself in the space exploration industry have started to take shape with a research and development contract with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ( JAXA ) for a " circulative renewable energy system " that is designed to supply electricity to maintain the functionality of the living space and various systems on lunar rovers . Based on this contract , Honda will be commissioned by JAXA to first conduct concept studies , then to develop an " early-stage prototype " by the end of the Japanese 2023 fiscal year ( March 31 , 2024 ).

Husqvarna Motorcycles ' partnership with Boise , Idaho clutch specialist Rekluse is set to continue through the 2023 racing season .

Harley-Davidson says it shipped 34,000 units in Q4 , + 18 % on the yearago period , and 193,500 units in FY2022 , + 3 % on the 2022 full year . In motorcycle retail terms , Harley says North America was down by -12 % for 2022 at 117,100 units , -1 % in EMEA at 30,500 units and + 12 % in Asia Pacific at 27,900 units - Japan was Harley ' s ' Star Market ' in terms of international sales in 2022 . Electric motorcycle shipments were up by 30 % for the full year at 597 units from 461 in 2021 , but following the LiveWire flotation , and contrary to over trend of Harley unit sales , only 69 units were sold in the final quarter of 2022 ( -63 % from 186 units in Q4 / 2021 ). Harley shares leapt to $ 51.33 at the end of the week of release , from $ 44.77 at the start of that week . Counterintuitively , LiveWire shares are staging somewhat of a comeback , having been launched at $ 8.25 on September 27 , sos3 , and briefly flirting with the dizzy heights of $ 9.63 before dropping as low as $ 4.20 by the end of December . They had been rallying through January and closed at $ 6.70 following release of the results . Harley ' s full-year bullet-point highlights cite a diluted EPS of $ 4.96 , up 18 % versus the prior year . It says it grew the combined revenue of HDMC and LiveWire by 9 % behind higher wholesale shipments and improved global pricing realization , achieving 12 % combined operating margin for HDMC and LiveWire - an increase of three points versus prior year " as pricing and productivity offset cost inflation ." HDFS operating income finished down 23 % and in-line with expectations as loss rates normalized throughout the year , and Harley says it completed the aforesaid carve-out and stand-up of LiveWire as a separate public company . For the full year 2023 , Harley says it expects HDMC revenue growth of 4 to

7 % and operating income margin of 14.1 to 14.6 %; HDFS operating income decline of 20 to 25 %; LiveWire motorcycle wholesale units 750 – 2,000 [ bearing in mind that the forecast was to be doing 100,000 units in 2025 ) and operating income loss of $ 115 to $ 125m . Harley expects 2023 capital investments of $ 225 to $ 250m . LiveWire became a separate public company trading on the New York Stock Exchange ( Ticker : LVWR ) on September 27 , 2022 . Following the results , Harley-Davidson had an equity interest in LiveWire Group of approximately 89.4 % [ as opposed to a stated expectation of 70 %].

Income statements in THREE MONTHS ENDED TWELVE MONTHS ENDED $ 1,000s ( except share ) 2022 Q4 2021 Q4 2022 Q4 2021 Q4

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