Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

H-D petitions (Continued from page 2) 50%, scrap and rework is down twothirds, defects per unit are down 70%, . and the company's revenues per employee have doubled since 1981. "Harley-Davidson is now on very firm financial footing, and we are forging into the future. We foresee Harley-Davidson remaining a competitive force in American industry well into the 21st century," said Teerlink.. "We've taken a company that was on the brink of disaster and transformed it into a successful and financially viable company," Beals said. japanese motorcycle manufacturers responded to the special tariffs in two ways: Two companies increased assembly at their U.S. manufacturing plants to avoid the tariffs, and; all major manufacturers down-sized some of their standard production 750cc motorcycles to 690to-699cc models to evade the tariffs. "The special tariffs helped stabilitze the market and sent a very strong message to our competitors. We were not going to sit back and watch them destroy our market~ If they refused to curtail production to meet market conditions, they weren't going to send their excess inventory to the U.S., unload it at 'fire sale' prices, disrupt ~e market and our ability to compete, without paying a price for that privilege," Beals said. Harley-Davidson said they made it clear from the beginning that ·the special tariffs were not aimed at preventing free market competition. "We simply wanted the U.S. government to restore order to a motorcycle market under siege by japanese manufacturers that increased production in the face of a sharp market decline," Beals said.. The reaction from the japanese manufacturers could best be described as subdued. "It's business as usual," said Rob Saunders, head of Suzuki's public relations' department. '''We've been absorbing other blows to our profit for some' time now such as the'decline of the U.S. dollar against the japanese yen." In fact, the dollar dropped to a sevenweek low against the japanese yen, closing at 151.50 yen to the dollar, the day of Harley's announcement.e I'IITDI'S 1I14PIDNI • DALLAS TEXAS STADIUM PONTIAC SLVERDOME SaUday.AprM 4•8pm SaUday AprIl!! . 7:30pm Sunday AprII!2 . 2 pm LOVE FOR KIlS PIIESEPm u(ooo Superaoss" "(000 Superaoss DoubIeheiIder" "see Doug Domokos "The Wheelie King" "see ChampIoi IShIp Quad RacIng 80th Days" '1'wo C~ Race Progia'b" "see Doug DomoIcDs 'The IIIheefIl! KIng" "same Great Track Design as Last 'rear" TICKET PRICES: Adults SI5, SI2 & SIO reserved, liids 12 & under S All tickets SI more day of 7, race. S15 adult tickets available for S13 at par· ticipating Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha and Kawasaki motorcycle dealers. ''Wr'\/I!! BuIlt the 1l'3ck Farther up Into the seats': TICKET PRICES: Reserved SI4, general admission SI2,kids urn;ler 12 S8. All tickets SI more day of race, S2 discount tickets available at participating Suzuki Dealers. TICKETS NOW ON SALE IN,PERSON: Rainbow Ticketmaster outlets, Sears, Joske's, & Texas Stadium box office day of race only. BY PHONE: Call 12141787.200011500 or (BOO) 992-8000 IVISA & MasterCard accepted, subject to service charge/. BY MAIL: Send check or money order to Supercross do Rainbow Ticketmaster 9850 N. Central Expressway Ste 260 Dallas, TX 75231 All orders SUbject to S2.75 per ticket plus 52 per 'order service charge. Enclose self addressed envelope make all checks payable to Rainbow Ticketmaster. AttIiI Kawasaki SCOTT U::::A . 11 iil~ ~ I,'' ....,,··.. Hi' , LI~f'~ _ ~~._. TJCJ

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