A brand new components scarcity arrives on the heels of Harley-Davidson’s better-than-expected gross sales specs – and though the model is retaining mum on the half in query, they’ve supplied a projection of when everybody will be capable of get again to work.
Protection sourced from Enterprise In the present day tells us that just about 1,000 Harley-Davidson employees have been affected by the manufacturing freeze, with this being the second time in a yr that the manufacturing facility has skilled a halt in manufacturing processes. Again in Might of 2022, the fault lay with a brake hose downside, inflicting Harley to cease making bikes till June sixth of 2022, with “roughly $170 million of cargo income” misplaced between the halt and the residual sluggishness of markets popping out of lockdown (through the Milwaukee enterprise journal).
With “gross sales from bikes and associated merchandise [having grown] 21% to $1.56 billion in its most up-to-date quarter,” we’re anticipating a minor dint within the subsequent season of gross sales specs – although Harley’s long-awaited Homecoming Pageant will probably do wonders relating to placing a couple of further payments within the firm’s proverbial pockets.
Manufacturing is predicted to renew June thirteenth, so we’ve obtained 4 extra days of manufacturing freeze till then.
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