American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 206 September 2016 | Page 12

NEWS

BRIEFS
BMW Motorrad has hired former
Harley-Davidson US Dealer
Development leader Michael
Peyton as its new Head of region
for North America.
The Hamsters USA have
raised $285,395 during the
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally for
special kids at LifeScape
Children’s Care in Rapid City,
South Dakota. Hamsters
have raised and donated
funds at their annual
meeting for the last eleven
years, and 2015 saw them
break the $2m mark in total
dollars raised for LifeScape.
Rumors persist connecting
Polaris with a deal to acquire
either 100 or 51% ownership of
troubled Italian manufacturer
MV Agusta. Notoriously under
brief Harley ownership in
2008/2010 (with Matt Levatich
at the helm), the relationship
between MV and 25% owner
Mercedes – AMG has soured.
Short of money, MV has had to
scale back its ambitions. CEO
Giovanni Castiglioni had
confirmed that some discussions
had taken place back in May, but
Polaris is still thought to be one
of the “two or three” suiters that
“informal” discussions are still
taking place with.
The 95th running of the
Pikes Peak International Hill
Climb in Colorado will be
staged on June 25 2