In 1990, the company experienced another record year of growth. Revenues for 1990 totaled $864. Million, an increase of 9. Percent over 1989. The company would have gone bankrupt in 1985 had it not gotten refinancing.
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Case Study for Marketing Management Harley Davidson
In 1990, the company experienced another record year of growth. Revenues for 1990 totaled $864. Million, an increase of 9. Percent over 1989. The company would have gone bankrupt in 1985 had it not gotten refinancing.
In 1990, the company experienced another record year of growth. Revenues for 1990 totaled $864. Million, an increase of 9. Percent over 1989. The company would have gone bankrupt in 1985 had it not gotten refinancing.
Case
Harley-Davidson, Inc.—
Motorcycle Division
J. Poul Peter University af Wiconsin-Madson
arly Davison, Ine, is a dversfed company with corporate headquarters at 3700
Janes Avenae, Mivauice, Wisonsin. Ie vee mor bates segments alae
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ty experienced another eorex of growth Inthe BurinssMeck 00 ranking of
{he top US. companies, Harey-Caviion, In, witha make valu o $515 mia,
‘moved fom he 97 othe RAS Target US. compa. Rcd Tein, president
fd cher executive office ofthe company, fered the following introduction the
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nado, he ompany ha temendoss ius surviving the 1970s 2 eat "80s
few analyte hog wove. aft, he company wold hve gone ata
‘in 9RS ad tot goten refinancing wis aly ys oS
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Company Background and Operations
ate-Dsdsn wa essed in 1903 anl had a vital moagpay onthe bet weight
moor ema bythe 19605 nthe ery 6s Japanese manfcies entered he mat
Ielae vith ighteight motored at del camper with Harley-Davidson.
‘The inc ofthe Japanese prgucs backed by hage marking porns cated the
‘mand frmtorecleso epudily.
"Recopiing te potest fi pohly ihe motorece markt, Ameres Machine
snd Founiry (AME Inc) purchased Hrkey-Dvison in 1963, AMF alos tripled po-
‘oct 7500 unital neo ear pei to moat he prea ems
Unfors roduc quality deteiaed icy aorta tyes cxme ofthe
‘sey line sing parts and delrs d fx teo up orde o male sales. Lite
money mi inetd in inproving Seino nginceine The tacts leaked ov
exe rd could not ath the excelent perfermance ofthe apanese produ, While
Iardoremotryele ents wee wlio fc ptr rey and modify hem or
‘eter peormane, nem motoreele byes had ete the devotion ne sil do TF
aver Donon wart resi bbs, Gp neat pov al ant
pen iene Gsgns Japanese manicure sso move na the height mo
terete market and bran slag Hoey locale matory. Vimaba waste fst
lmany to dso andes son followed y te hee ther major spine manate,
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ful tlh diferece witha ending te name on he gas ank The agapese amp
eal cpl the spe ofthe Haley averinements Axon Hare execatine pati, "We
sre teed
Tete 175, AME opted Vaughn Beale in charge of Harey-Devison. He setup 2
uly ctl nd inspestion program hat Degas wo eiminate he worst of preston
robles Howere the sot fhe program was high. Fr example company had
‘end aust 1,00 expr ike gt th ft 10 0 shape fo dales tose at rand
‘S400, Beals slong with ter senor manages began to develop a engage rove
egy tne the empany leake 10 Jers bes They recogni te need
‘oaperd the qunlty ad performance ofthe prods to compete wih he ste ihr
perf lapanese ike. However, hey also recogizd tha sich changes wuld re
{re yer asomplh rs hae capital evesen
‘nore tty in basins Wile te necessary changes in esgn and production were
‘ing acomplined he exces tuned to Wiliam G Davidson, Hare ing ice
‘resident Kabwn Wile Gand grandson of one ofthe company funders, hee
‘oem sungod wit ikr, ad with hit Bear ack later, and jeans was well
‘Spied then, Wille Gunde Harley customers ad sted a
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Wile. designed namber of ne mals by combining component fam existing
rodls Tes inde the Soper ie, the Elec Gle, he Wide Ge, andthe Low
ier, ath model wi cee an ther Hay exces cet Davison sil ith
rc bony x a ee on Spent 2,18,saving the campy One senior eztv si of Wil, “Te uy ian attic eis,
Inthe yas tee we could bang new engines on-ream, hep aces with