Harley-Davidson to open first dealership in China

[Bob]

Harley-Davidson plans to open its first dealership in China this year, as international growth leads the company's sales gains.

Chief Executive Officer Jim Ziemer said "Entering international markets is always a challenge, and China is going to be the same way," Ziemer said. "There are a lot of barriers." Ziemer added Harley-Davidson international sales of its motorcycles rose 15 per cent last year, compared with a US gain of 4.2 per cent. Last year, it reorganised its sales operation in Germany to boost European business and opened its first dealership in Russia since 1917.

[Swoop]

That's really nice of H-D to do that.
It saves the Chinese having to go to the USA to obtain items to copy and mass produce in the PRC without a licence agreement.

[scumdog]

I suppose the owner of a new H-D in China will be looking at it and saying (in best Chinkalese) 'Oh clapp, the blake-lever is made in bloody Amelica, how cheap is that??"

[Lou Girardin]

Most of the accessories are made there already. Still Amurican iron though, the Chinese import it.

[idb]

HD are just a nasty rip-off of Jiangsu Jinjie cruisers. They'll never take off.