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BRIEFS
Co-owners Al Rieman and Jim Burgess have sold Rapid City , South Dakota based Black Hills Harley-Davidson to Charlotte , North Carolina ' s Sonic Automotive - the fifth largest automotive retailer in the United States ( as measured by total revenues ). Sonic now has 13 properties in its new powersports division , having acquired Mancuso Powersports in Houston and Horny Toad H-D of Temple , Texas , last year . Select Sonic properties sell a wide mix of brands such as Can-Am , Sea- Doo , Polaris , Kawasaki and Suzuki , through to Ducati , BMW , Honda , Indian Motorcycle and Yamaha .
Andreas Reibchen , Stephan Kaminski and Peter Eul , the managing directors of H-D Bielefeld , Düsseldorf and Osnabrück , will be adding a fourth H- D store to their network with the opening of the 3,000 sq m ( approx . 30,000 sq ft ) Harley-Davidson Köln- Bonn showroom , workshops and events facility at Wesseling , Germany , in April ; www . hd-koelnbonn . de
With partners such as National Cycle and Mike Corbin , Eugene , Oregon based Arcimoto has announced that it has started production of its 2023 FUV and Deliverator electric vehicles , with first deliveries slated for March 2023 .
Polaris has approved a 2 % increase in the regular quarterly cash dividend , its 28th consecutive year of dividend increases . This raises the payout to $ 0.65 per share . It is effective with the 2023 first quarter dividend , payable on March 15 , 2023 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 1 , 2023 .
Harley-Davidson MY2023
The H-D MY2023 announcement introduced limited-edition anniversary models , plus four new motorcycles . " A year-long celebration of 120 years of Harley-Davidson pride and craftsmanship was launched with the introduction of the first release of new models in the 2023 Harley-Davidson motorcycle lineup , including the CVO Road Glide Limited Anniversary model and six additional limited-edition motorcycles featuring exclusive 120th Anniversary commemorative paint , finishes and details . " The 2023 offering includes a refreshed Breakout performance cruiser model , the exciting Road Glide 3 trike model , the new Nightster Special middleweight sport motorcycle , and a restyled and blacked-out Freewheeler trike model .
120th Anniversary Models " The very limited-edition , superpremium CVO Road Glide Limited Anniversary model celebrates 120 years of craftsmanship with one of the most intricate paint schemes ever offered by Harley-Davidson . Additional details include luxurious Alcantara seat surfaces with gold and red contrast stitching accents , gold-tone powertrain inserts and bright red rocker boxes and pushrod tube collars . Only 1,500 examples of this motorcycle will be produced for global distribution , each serialized with a
laser-etched panel on the fuel tank console . " Special 120th Anniversary paint in a different scheme will be offered on six additional limited-production Harley- Davidson models , with color and design combinations inspired by early Harley-Davidson motorcycles . This commemorative design will be offered on the following serialized models :
• Ultra Limited Anniversary ( production limited to 1,300 examples globally )
• Tri Glide Ultra Anniversary ( 1,100 )
• Street Glide Special Anniversary ( 1,600 )
• Road Glide Special Anniversary ( 1,600 )
• Fat Boy 114 Anniversary ( 3,000 )
• Heritage Classic 114 Anniversary ( 1,700 )"
Breakout is Back " The Breakout model returns to the North America model line , flexing more muscle and flashing bright new styling over its long-and-lean chopper profile . The muscle is provided by the Milwaukee-Eight 117 V-Twin engine , the pinnacle of torque and displacement in a factory-installed , regular-production H-D powertrain
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