If Harley-Davidson are going to increase the dividend they pay to shareholders , they generally do so early in the year , following the prior year fiscals . This year the board has approved a dividend of $ 0.365 per share ( common stock ) for the first quarter of 2017 , a 4.3 percent increase compared to the $ 0.35 paid Q1 2016 .

Harley-Davidson Financial Services is being sued by a customer in Florida for what has been described as telephone harassment when an auto-dialler system made repeated collection calls to his cell phone .

Harley has seen its 26th dealership open in India since it began selling there in 2010 . Foothills Harley- Davidson , at Dehra Dun in the state of Uttarakhand in norther India , lies in the “ Doon Valley ", close to the foothills of the Himalayas .

The percentage of Harley- Davidson unit sales being made outside the U . S . reached a new record percentage of total sales in 2016 , at 37.89 percent ( 98,631 units ) of their total 260,289 unit sales for the year . That is substantially up on the 36.42 percent posted in 2015 and from the 30.22 percent ( 94,830 units ) exported in 2008 . Sales in Europe ( EMEA ) were a new record at 45,838 units sold , 46.47 percent of total export sales and 17.61 percent of total sales . Harley achieved a record in-class market share in Europe in 2016 of 10.8 percent .

Drag Specialties has reimagined how it connects with its dealers on a regional basis for 2017 with the first exclusive Dealer Training Tour , which will take the company ’ s renowned product training to its dealers in a series of evening events that combine hospitality with industry expertise . The tour kicks off at Tampa , Florida , on Tuesday March 28 , then , after moving on to Jacksonville , Florida , on Thursday March 30th will sweep north , west , south and back east again in a 17-state , 24-stop itinerary ( with more dates and venues to be announced ) that will reach a crescendo in Texas in early October ( Dallas and Houston ). The Drag truck will feature no less than 10 late model customs featuring product from participating vendors such as Bassani Xhaust , lighting specialist Custom Dynamics , Hogtunes , Memphis Shades , Klock Werks , Khrome Werks , S & S Cycle , Saddlemen ,

Revolution Performance , LA Choppers and more . Dealers at each stop will be able to take advantage of the same kind of vendor presentation program that has been a hallmark of Drag Specialties ’ annual National Vendor Presentations , with their sales contacts on hand to help them get the most out of a unique opportunity to add to their knowledge base in a way that is proven to help sell product .

The 2017 Drag Specialties ‘ Fat Book ’ catalog cover bike is one of ten project builds that will showcase vendor product on their coast-tocoast tour

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