American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 217 August 2017 | Page 10

www.jamesgaskets.com MAG Accessories Group
hires new VP Sales
Congratulations to Carson City,
Nevada based James Gaskets on a
website build that masterminded a
new presentation and archive for an
extensive product line involving
hundreds of applications and
thousands of part numbers.
The James brand offers the widest
range of individual gaskets and seals
in the market, but with applications
right back to the 1930s and OE cross-
referencing to be embraced, it has
been a daunting task, but one
executed with aplomb.
One of the best known and most
highly respected brand names in the
market, James Gaskets Inc. was
founded by James Clark Sr. out of a
small garage in the Bay Area of
California in the late 1970s.
James Sr. was a life-long motorcycle
enthusiast and started the James
Motorcycle Parts Company in 1977
to sell high quality seals. All the
necessary gaskets for complete
engine and transmission rebuilds,
followed by a kit program that,
frankly, revolutionized the lives of
mechanics the world over, with
James Gaskets Inc. officially born
in 1979.
James Gaskets Inc. remains strong to
this day, and continues to be at the
cutting edge of materials research,
pioneering many proprietary designs
and engine stress and heat
management solutions.
Now under the direction of James’
wife, Gere, and sons James Jr. and
Ryan Clark, the James Gaskets brand
is recognized internationally, and
with growing markets in Australia,
Asia and South Africa, their products
can be found all over the world – all
manufactured by James Gaskets in
Northern Nevada.
MAG Accessories Group, the
Motorsports Aftermarket
Group’s combined Kuryakyn
and Mustang Motorcycle
Products (Seats) division, has
hired Chris Hayes as its VP
Sales.
Hayes’ background includes
time as Director of Sales for H-
D Footwear at Wolverine World
Wide Inc., being one of the
founders and CEO of Specialty
Sports Limited (which
specializes in the design,
manufacturing and marketing
of riding gear and apparel) and
time at Yamaha Motor Corp.,
U.S.A.
Reporting directly to MAG
Accessories Group President
Holger Mohr, Hayes will be
based in Somerset, Wisconsin,
and will oversee all retail,
dealer and distributor sales
operations while leading the
development and
NPA acquired by
“virtual” auctioneer
National Powersport Auctions (NPA –
held by Cycle Express LLC) has been
acquired by online auctioneer Copart
– a (mostly) B2B member-based used
and salvage vehicle auction sales
company that was founded in 198.
Copart and says it operates in over 170
countries, with subsidiaries in Canada,
the UK, Spain, The Middle East, India,
Germany, Brazil and Ireland.
Founded in California in 1982 and
Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, since
2012, Copart, Inc. is a publicly owned
company whose shares were recently
trading at around $31.50 on NASDAQ
at the time of the announcement.
Earlier this year the company posted
sales of $373.9 million for its Q3
2016/2017 financial year (+7.7
percent on its year prior third quarter).
Poway, California headquartered NPA
was founded in 1990 and is a privately
held business with estimated revenue
in the region of $5.6m ; the company
expanded rapidly during the downturn
and currently has powersports
industry vehicle auction facilities in
Atlanta, Cincinnati, Dallas,
Philadelphia, and San Diego.
”We are very excited about teaming
up with Copart,” said NPA Chief
Executive Officer Cliff Clifford.
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implementation of strategic
processes, working directly
with Kuryakyn and Mustang
Sales’ marketing and events
teams.
Caption … Chris said: “I look
forward to leveraging my
experience to contribute to the
Kuryakyn and Mustang Sales
teams. Both companies employ
very talented and passionate
people, and I look forward to
working and riding with them.”
“Leveraging Copart’s resources and
capabilities with NPA’s industry
expertise and market leadership will
allow us to kick NPA into high gear.
We’re looking forward to taking NPA
to a whole new level of growth and
success.”
Copart’s success is centered on its use
of technology to allow internet bidding
– its VB2 software is a patented virtual
auction platform through which it
currently sells more than 1 million pre-
owned vehicles a year.
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