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Those who have been following( or rather, trying to follow) the changes in the Greater Chicago area, northern Illinois, and southern Wisconsin authorized Harley-Davidson dealer landscape will find this news unsurprising. The churn( instability?) in the Dealer landscape there has been unprecedented- a case study of the kind of Harley Dealer Network chaos seen throughout North America and Europe in the past decade. Windy City Motorcycle Company has been a dealership buy / sell, rename / relocate dynamo ever since it was founded by Ozzie and Jill Giglio in 2000. However, the September 2025 news was of its acquisition by automotive industry veteran and NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Drag Racer Marc Ingwersen and his business partner Jerry Carillo ' s Legendary Harley- Davidson Dealer Group. " The deal is one of the most significant Harley and powersports transactions in recent years, expanding the group ' s footprint into the Chicagoland market." Since 2002 Windy City has expanded from a single Harley-Davidson dealership in Villa Park into a multibrand, multi-location network representing Harley, KTM, and Triumph. " Over the past 25 years, the company has established a reputation for strong sales, expert service, and community engagement. " Jill and I are grateful to the tens of thousands of riders we ' ve met along the way," said founder Ozzie Giglio.
Legendary Harley-Davidson Dealer Group owner, auto industry veteran and NHRA Pro Stock racer Marc Ingwersen
" Marc and Jerry share our passion for riding and the community, and we ' re confident they ' ll take the Windy City legacy to the next level." According to a company release the acquisition includes Wild Fire H-D, Illinois H-D, Woodstock H-D, Woodstock KTM and Triumph, Lake Shore H-D, Starved Rock H-D, and Starved Rock KTM. " Current employees are expected to remain in their current positions. " Ingwersen and Carillo bring decades of dealership leadership experience, " with a track record of customerfocused operations and recognition through Harley-Davidson ' s Bar & Shield and Premiere Service Awards." The Legendary Harley-Davidson Dealer Group currently includes Buckeye H-D( Dayton, OH), CinCity H-D( Cincinnati, OH), High Stakes H-D( Florence, KY), and Lucky Peach H-D( Atlanta, GA). " Windy City is an iconic name in the Midwest with a loyal customer base and a strong team. We ' re excited to build on that foundation and expand opportunities for riders in this region." In recent years the evolution of the ownerships, and the emergence of the groups that have subsequently arisen as a result of those changes have had a not universally appreciated affect on Harley ' s ability to remain close to its customer base. There is a widespread school of thought that the investor and private equity third party dealership model implemented by former CEO Jochen Zeitz, who mistakenly saw Harley stores as assets that could be traded like baseball cards, turning a once stable and admirable primary asset into anything but.
OCT 2025
ISSUE # 315
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