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Harley Creates Chief Digital Officer Role, Hires Former Bose Exec

by Dustin Wheelen from https://www.rideapart.com Hawking Hogs in the digital age. Many see a Harley-Davidson motorcycle as the symbol of a mid-life crisis, but for the past five years, the Motor Company has been going through its own identity crisis. From releasing the LiveWire to introducing the Pan America and the Bronx to the recent […]

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Harley-Davidson swings to Q2 loss, plans overhaul of operating model with new 5-year plan

by Ciara Linnane from https://www.marketwatch.com Harley-Davidson Inc. shares HOG, -0.75% slid 2.9% premarket Tuesday, after the iconic motorcycle company swung to a loss in the second quarter and unveiled an overhaul of its business that will see it exit certain markets and streamline its product line. Milwaukee-based Harley swung to a loss of $92 million,

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Harley-Davidson Racks Up Buy Ratings on Bets New CEO Can Turn Things Around

by Christiana Sciaudone from https://www.investing.com/ Harley-Davidson (NYSE:HOG) has swayed yet another analyst that a turnaround will bear fruit. Shares are up 4.5% on Wednesday after UBS followed BMO Capital in upgrading the motorcycle maker. UBS bumped its rating to buy from neutral and gave Harley-Davidson a price target of $31, Seeking Alpha reported. The average

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Harley-Davidson appoints Jochen Zeitz as President & CEO: New plan to redefine brand

by Rahul Kapoor from https://www.financialexpress.com With Matt Levatich stepping down, Harley Davidson had appointed Jochen Zeitz to lead the brand in the interim. But Zeitz has now been appointed as the president and CEO for the Milwaukee based motorcycle manufacturer. Harley-Davidson, the iconic American motorcycle brand has elevated interim President and CEO Jochen Zeitz as

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Harley-Davidson to hold virtual annual meeting, acting CEO says More Roads plan is working

by Margaret Naczek from https://www.bizjournals.com Amid the instability of the COVID-19 pandemic, Harley-Davidson Inc.’s acting president and CEO Jochen Zeitz reflected back on the advancements made in the More Roads to Harley-Davidson strategy in 2019. 2020 already was a pivotal year in the company’s strategic plan to grow more riders and expand dealership reach, but

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Harley-Davidson grants board seat to investor Impala

#by Svea Herbst-Bayliss from https://www.reuters.com/ (Reuters) – Harley-Davidson Inc (HOG.N) said on Monday it settled a board fight with Impala Asset Management just days after the investor began pressing to replace two directors at America’s oldest and best-known motorcycle maker. An independent director, mutually agreed on by Impala and Harley, will join the board after

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Harley-Davidson’s acting CEO Zeitz sees potential to revitalize motorcycle brand

Following a tough fiscal 2019 where U.S. Harley-Davidson motorcycle sales were the lowest in at least 16 years, the Milwaukee manufacturer announced Feb. 28 that Matthew Levatich stepped down as president and CEO. Current Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG) board member Jochen Zeitz will serve as acting president and CEO. Harley-Davidson appoint Jochen Zeitz as president and

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Harley-Davidson CEO to leave struggling motorcycle maker

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Harley-Davidson CEO Matthew Levatich is leaving the struggling motorcycle maker. The Milwaukee company announced Friday that Levatich will leave his post and seat on Harley’s board of directors. Board member Jochen Zeitz will become acting president and CEO while a board search committee is formed and Harley hires an outside search firm

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Electric vehicles won’t be mainstream, says Honda CEO

from https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com Commenting about Honda’s electrification strategy, Honda CEO said the brand will focus on petrol-electric hybrids, not BEVs, through 2030. Electric vehicles won’t be mainstream, despite the push from the governments and the auto manufacturers across the world towards e-mobility, claims a media report quoting Honda CEO Takahiro Hachigo. The report further quotes Hachigo

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Siddhartha Lal exits Royal Enfield as Eicher seeks to shed ‘family-run’ tag

Siddhartha Lal has appointed Vinod Dasari as Royal Enfield CEO and will support him only on product and brand-related areas The move has striking similarities to his father Vikram Lal’s decision to step away from Eicher Motors more than two decades ago Mumbai: Twenty-two years after Eicher Motors Ltd founder and former chief executive officer

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