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Company Profile:
Name: Harley Davidson
Founded: 1903
Incorporated: 1981
Founder:
William S. Harley
Arthur Davidson
Walter Davidson
William A. Davidson
Headquarters: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US.
Current CEO and Chairman: Jochen Zeits
1903: Williams S. Harley and Arthur Davidson makes the first production of “Harley-Davidson
Motor Company” by producing a bike made for racing with the collaboration of Arthur’s
brother Walter
1907: The Harley-Davidson Motors becomes incorporated, expand its staff, start to recruit
dealership, and expand in New England Region
1914: Side-cars are made available by Harley-Davidson, Clutch and brakepedals are now
available on F-head singles and twins
1915: Harley-Davidson motorcycles are now available with 3 speed sliding-gear transmissions
with final and primary drive on the same side
1960: The Harley-Davidson Topper Motor Scooter is introduced and the only scooter platform
the motor company ever produced
2014: Harley-Davidson Motors celebrates its 110th anniversary in Milwaukee where volume of
H-D motorcycle club participated in the celebration
2015: Harley-Davidson motors has been awarded the “Best motorcycle dealership” Buffalo
Award
2019: 107 generations are produced since the founding of the company which represents the
legacy of the brand
COMPETITOR’S ANALYSIS
TOP COMPETITORS OF HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE COMPANY
Table 2 shows the lowest fuel consumption of motor brands depending on a specific model.
This concludes that Polaris Company had the lowest fuel consumption in their motorcycle
with 27.8 mpg while Arcimoto FUV Company had the highest fuel consumption which is
173 mpg, and Harley-Davidson Company has its 44mpg as its lowest fuel consumption.
Lightweight Heavyweight
Yamaha #
Honda #
Ducati #
Kawasaki #
Triumph #
BMW #
Harley-
#
Davidson
Suzuki #
Aprilia #
KTM #
Arcimoto FUV #
Can-am #
Polaris #
Table 2 shows the classification with the motorcycle company whether they offer
lightweight motorcycle or heavyweight.
Top Speed
Motorcycle
Arcimoto FUV 75
KTM RC390 104
Yamaha YZF-R3 117
Can-Am 118
Polaris 130
Harley-Davidson FXDR 114 160
Aprilia RSV4 177.7
Honda CBR 1000 RR 178
Suzuki Hayabusa (GSX) 1300R 188
2019 BMW 1000RR (S series) 190
Ducati Panigale V4 191
Kawasaki Ninja H2R 249
Triumph Infor Racket Streamliner 274.2
Indian 305.89
Note: the numbers shown above was based on meters per hour (mph)
The fastest production motorcycle for a given year is the unmodified motorcycle with the
highest tested top speed that was manufactured in series and available for purchase by the
general public. Modified or specially produced motorcycles are a different class, motorcycle
land-speed record. As shown in the figures, Indian had the fastest motorcycle and Arcimoto FUV
have the least.
Company Price
The table shows the price ranges of different companies on their motorcycles. It was seen
that Honda have the least price while Ducati has the most expensive one.
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$80,000,000,000.00
$60,000,000,000.00
$40,000,000,000.00
$20,000,000,000.00
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a) STRENGTHS
HOG Chapters
AMERICA AFRICA EUROPE AUSTRALIA ASIA
21%
37%
29% 1%
12%
Employee-Management Relationship:
Evidence:
The average Harley-Davidson salary ranges from approximately $25,485 per year for
Service Porter to $129,573 per year for Technical Lead. Average Harley-Davidson hourly
pay ranges from approximately $9.38 per hour for Merchandising Associate to $39.62 per
hour for Maintenance Mechanic.
Sales Declined
Evidence (s):
OWNED Column1
54%
75%
89% 90%
94%
46%
25%
6% 11% 10%
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Limited Market Group: Harley-Davidson Motorcycle buyers vary financial status
depending on their jobs which make their market very limited
Evidence(s):
Financial Downfall
Deferred Tax
c) OPPORTUNITIES
Expansion to Foreign Land- Due to the tariff impositions and political affairs of the
states in importing and exporting products, Harley-Davidson Motorcycle expand itself to
foreign country and it is projected to earn sales
Evidence(s)
Harley-Davidson: Geared for Growth In Europe
New environmental policies – The new opportunities will create a level playing field for
all the players in the industry. It represent a great opportunity for Harley-Davidson to
drive home its advantage in new technology and gain market share in the new product
category.
Evidence: Land-use Policy
Technology Policy
Energy Policy
Political-Legal: Due to Environmental authorities in Federal, State, and
Local levels of government, environmental laws to monitor and have forced Harley-
Davidson to implement environmental practices throughout their company.
LiveWire Motorcycles
Aggressive Competition – Due to the current market of the motorcycle Industry with
different brands of motorbikes arises, Harley Davidson Motorcycles has lots of
competitors. Under Cruiser, Sports bike, Touring, Tricycle
Evidence(s):
ü The top 5 motorcycle brands present in the world markets are Yamaha, Honda
Bikes, Ducati, Kawasaki, and Triumph as of May 06, 2020
ü In price Comparison the MOST expensive price of the best motor engine of these
top 5 motor brands company against Harley-Davidson Motors in the last 3 years
are:
May 06, 2020
CRUISER TYPE SALE in Units
Top 1:
DUCATI 41,000 UNITS
Top 2:
HARLEY DAVIDSON 23,701 UNITS
Top 3: 16,540 UNITS
TRIUMPH
Top 4: 5,056 UNITS
YAMAHA
Top 5: 4,624 UNITS
INDIAN
Evidence:
ü Harley-Davidson launched its first electric motorcycle, LiveWire ™, in 2019. That
motorcycle will be the first in a broad, no-clutch “twist and go” portfolio of electric two-
wheelers designed by the company. It will be followed by additional models through
2022 to broaden the portfolio with lighter, smaller and even more accessible product
options to inspire new riders with new ways to ride.
ü Infotainment System for geographic guideline for the riders
Leveraging development – The market development will lead to dilution of
competitor’s advantage and enable Harley-Davidson to increase its competitiveness
compare to the other competitors.
Evidence:
New customers from online channel – Over the past few years the company has
invested vast sum of money into the online platform. This investment has opened new
sales channel for Harley-Davidson. In the next few years the company can leverage this
opportunity by knowing its customer better and serving their needs using big data
analytics.
Evidence:
ü Harley-Davidson on July 2018 are planning to advance its market delivery approach and
meet today’s customer needs by:
ü Creating high-engagement customer experiences across all retail channels – including
improving and expanding the company’s global digital capabilities by evolving
the Harley-Davidson.com experience to integrate with and enhance the dealership retail
experience for existing and new customers.
ü Establishing strategic alliances with global leading e-commerce providers to extend
access to Harley-Davidson to a pool of millions of potential new customers.
ü New retail formats -- including smaller, urban storefronts globally to expose the brand to
urban populations and drive sales of the expanded Harley-Davidson product portfolio and
expand international apparel distribution.
Expanding in International Markets
Evidence:
In Q3 2017, Harley-Davidson’s international performance was also weak. The company
is focused on expanding its global reach and brand awareness, and is taking several
measures to meet this goal. In Q3 2017, the company opened 15 new dealerships in South
Korea, Germany Thailand and Russia, among other countries. In the next four years, the
company plans to open 100 more stores in Asia, beginning with China, India and
Malaysia.
d) THREATS
Alternative Motor Bikes – Harley-Davidson is known world-wide due to its motorbikes and
quality of the engines they produced but as all infamous product it will come with a fortune
therefore most buyers look for alternatives with affordable price.
Evidence(s):
BRAND 2019 SALES (IN UNITS)
Honda
300,800
Kawasaki 499,000
Yamaha 5,000,000
Triumph
56,582
Indian
5000
Moto Guzzi
321,900
BMW
175,162
Increasing Preference of Electric Vehicles – Due to the current inflation of oil prices
for motor vehicles electric powered vehicles industry are now rising and possible to take
over the market for the reason of oil industry resources is now declining due to its limited
natural resources
Evidence(s):
ü In the Review of World Energy today stated that we only have 115 years supply
of coal production as of 2018
ü 50 years for Oil Supply as of 2018
ü 52 years of Gas Supply as of 2018
ü The Rise up of Electric Powered Vehicles such as tesla, jaguar and such
companies
ü The global trend of converting of combustion vehicles to electric powered engines
by big companies as of October 1, 2018
JMI Continues to Grow in Global Market – Japanese Motors are now a trend globally
such as brands of Yamaha, Honda, Suzuki and Kawasaki which modern motor vehicle
rider preferred. It is light weight, super-fast, Appealing and such. Japan exports
motorcycle vehicle by a big scale of products which take over most of the motor
consumer industry world-wide.
Evidence(s):
Japanese Production of Exported product
Global Units in year 2017, 2018, 2019;
American Motor Cycle Industry World Wide
(early 2019)
Harley-Davidson Engines are not the Best – Due to modernization many motor
companies compete not by design, units produced and such but which motor cycle engine
is the best. Harley-Davidson is recognized due to its century plus long legacy reputation
in the motor cycle industry but the engine they produced is not the best
Evidence(s):
ü The Top 5 best motorcycle engines are produced by Honda, Yamaha, Triumph,
Ducati, and Crighton Rotary
ü Harleys also have a reputation for poor reliability, and for leaving a trail of engine
oil behind them
Action Plan