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Sturgis Buffalo Chip owner Rod Woodruff has moved to strengthen his management team with the hiring of Robert Pandya as COO of his 600-acre concert and camping venue . Pandya is described as having " nearly three decades of powersports experience working for European and American brands , including Aprilia , Victory and Indian Motorcycles ." Woodruff is quoted as saying that " it ' s been a great run and we are proud to keep growing . Now is the time to reset , refresh and start planning our 50th anniversary in 2031 . The family is ready to tackle big ideas , and bringing Robert onto the team is going to help us deliver ."
Polaris has launched an all-new , all-electric Ranger XP Kinetic UTV . An entirely new , quiet electric powertrain has been derived from Polaris ' partnership with Zero Motorcycles - featuring fewer moving parts for lower maintenance costs and more uptime for increased productivity . It is a 3-seater with the Premium model equipped with 14.9 kWh of lithium-ion battery capacity , offering an estimated range of up to 45 miles .
H-D remained in 6th place in market share terms in Germany for the first 11 months of the year , with a 6.86 % share ( 7,728 units sold ), which is substantially down on its 2020 YTD performance ( 8.32 % share / 10,299 units ). Its bestseller has been the Street Bob 114 in 36th spot with 939 units sold YTD , followed by the Sport Glide in 38th spot ( 868 ) and the Breakout 114 in 43rd place ( 780 ). Indian was in 14th spot with a 1.49 % share ( 1,685 units sold ), which is down on 2020 YTD in units sold terms , but modestly up in market share . BMW remained market share leader in Germany for the first 11 months , followed by Honda , KTM , Kawasaki and Yamaha .
Tucker Dealers at AIMExpo as MIC Showcases " Disruptive Thinking "
Tucker last held its traditional Dealer Expo at Fort Worth in January 2020 . Since then , much has changed - for Tucker and for the events landscape in the motorcycle industry . Ex-Harley man Marc McAllister came in as a new CEO at Tucker in the spring of 2020 , just as the COVID-19 pandemic was wreaking havoc and the world trying to adjust to a highly uncertain future . That summer Tucker responded to the plans announced by AIMExpo to shorten the event to three days and make it a dealer / trade only B2B Expo in Las Vegas in January 2021 by cojoining with the MIC-owned show to stage its next Dealer Appreciation Event at AIMExpo . When the MIC had to abandon its January 2021 show plans , and on the assumption that the pandemic would subside as we got into 2021 , Tucker announced a spring road show series instead . That was slated to visit Las Vegas , Fort Worth , Charlotte , Nc . and Sparta , Ky . That roadshow series was initially postponed by six months to be held in the fall of 2021 . However , once it became apparent that the uncertainty triggered by the health crisis would sustain throughout the year , that plan became less viable as the year progressed . When it became apparent last summer that the MIC was as fully committed to staging AIMExpo at Las Vegas in January 2022 as it was possible to be , McAllister took the decision to revert to the plan that they had originally devised . That plan was to combine forces with the MIC and add the weight of its
dealer and vendor networks to the critical mass of industry attendance at AIMExpo in January 2022 - presently the powersports only independent trade expo in the United States . The show will run for three days from Wednesday January 19 through Friday 21st , with a Tucker powered industry party featuring indoor flat track racing in the cavernous Las Vegas exhibition complex as the highlight of the industry party . The latest news is that Motocross race legend Ricky Carmichael ( The G . O . A . T . - Greatest of All Time ) will be a keynote speaker at AIMExpo 2022 on Wednesday , January 19 , followed by a meet-and-greet on the show floor . Along with the indoor racing , this is the latest in a series of buttons that the MIC is pushing to channel industry inclusiveness and pulling power into
AIMExpo as it seeks to build a much needed platform from which the motorcycle and wider powersports industry can build out from solid foundations . Carmichael is a five-time AMA Supercross Champion , ten-time AMA Motocross Champion , and holds countless records and achievements that will likely never be seen again - Carmichael will be sharing what it takes to be a champion . " Through the years , one thing has separated successful people from the rest of the pack - mindset ," Carmichael said . " A champion mindset is what drives individuals and teams to reach new heights and do what has never been done before . To push past what was previously seen as a success and achieve a new level of greatness . I can ' t wait to headline AIMExpo ' s DISRUPTIVE THINKING educational line-up and help everyone embrace their champion mindset ." " Ricky Carmichael embodied success to become the winningest professional motocross rider ; some of his records may never be broken ," said Andre Albert , director of marketing and events for the Motorcycle Industry Council .
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