Harley Davidson shutting down US factory, moving jobs to Bangkok ................

cawacko said:
I don't understand why people still rely on rawstory as a source. Here's left wing Snopes even saying this story is b.s. Harley has already decided to consolidate their K.C. plant back in 2015. That was two years before the tax cut passed. That was when Obama was still in office.

I know we're "contards" and uneducated and idiots but falling for stories like this means one is educated and enlightened?


https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-harley-davidson-close-wisconsin-tariffs/
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Zippy would be screwed without it
 
I predict that Harley will eventually shut down. I suspect that they have survived because of the pride in "American iron', patriotism, and testosterone, since their Japanese competitors have been producing superior products.

I can remember a time when riders of jap bikes were not welcome at motorcycle events, and there was a tremendous amount of pressure on bikers to buy Harley, but the culture is no longer surviving the newer political and social climate. The cultural support of Harley was strong enough to withstand competition from manufacturers from other countries who were able to sell superior products at lower prices, but the cultural support has been gradually replaced by lefties and feminized men who resent America. So long Harley...
 
Evmetro said:
I predict that Harley will eventually shut down. I suspect that they have survived because of the pride in "American iron', patriotism, and testosterone, since their Japanese competitors have been producing superior products.

I can remember a time when riders of jap bikes were not welcome at motorcycle events, and there was a tremendous amount of pressure on bikers to buy Harley, but the culture is no longer surviving the newer political and social climate. The cultural support of Harley was strong enough to withstand competition from manufacturers from other countries who were able to sell superior products at lower prices, but the cultural support has been gradually replaced by lefties and feminized men who resent America. So long Harley...
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actually Harleys market is in the process of going to their grave...thats boomers
 
Evmetro said:
I predict that Harley will eventually shut down. I suspect that they have survived because of the pride in "American iron', patriotism, and testosterone, since their Japanese competitors have been producing superior products.

I can remember a time when riders of jap bikes were not welcome at motorcycle events, and there was a tremendous amount of pressure on bikers to buy Harley, but the culture is no longer surviving the newer political and social climate. The cultural support of Harley was strong enough to withstand competition from manufacturers from other countries who were able to sell superior products at lower prices, but the cultural support has been gradually replaced by lefties and feminized men who resent America. So long Harley...
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I don't know if you recall, but from 1969 through 1981, HD was owned by AMF and their quality dropped dramatically (according to their faithful following). AMF actually kept them afloat, or as you mentioned, the superior Jap products would have sent them bankrupt. 13 investors bought back the company in 1982 and turned it into a $10 billion company.
That said, HD does have a very large following, mainly because they are built (despite still having their design flaws, see my above post) here in America (and the fact that they literally dominate the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle division). That could change if they become built overseas and imported back here far more than "the cultural support has been gradually replaced by lefties and feminized men who resent America" has anything to do with it.
 
cawacko said:
I don't understand why people still rely on rawstory as a source. Here's left wing Snopes even saying this story is b.s. Harley has already decided to consolidate their K.C. plant back in 2015. That was two years before the tax cut passed. That was when Obama was still in office.

I know we're "contards" and uneducated and idiots but falling for stories like this means one is educated and enlightened?


https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-harley-davidson-close-wisconsin-tariffs/
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Because they are idiots who will believe anything that they think will reflect poorly on Trump. TDS is quite strong.
 
cawacko said:
I don't understand why people still rely on rawstory as a source. Here's left wing Snopes even saying this story is b.s. Harley has already decided to consolidate their K.C. plant back in 2015. That was two years before the tax cut passed. That was when Obama was still in office.

I know we're "contards" and uneducated and idiots but falling for stories like this means one is educated and enlightened?


https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-harley-davidson-close-wisconsin-tariffs/
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Snopes did NOT say the story was BS.

From wacko's Snopes link:

WHAT'S TRUE

Harley-Davidson has announced the closure of at least one of its United States factories; the company also announced that it would be opening a manufacturing plant in Thailand.
 
ZappasGuitar said:
Snopes did NOT say the story was BS.

From wacko's Snopes link:

WHAT'S TRUE

Harley-Davidson has announced the closure of at least one of its United States factories; the company also announced that it would be opening a manufacturing plant in Thailand.
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and that all happened WHEN???
 
Bourbon said:
After cashing in on Trump's tax cut

Harley Davidson is shutting down a US factory and moving jobs to Bangkok after cashing in on Trump’s tax cut

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https://www.rawstory.com/2018/05/ha...y-moving-jobs-bangkok-cashing-trumps-tax-cut/

Despite President Donald Trump’s claim that massive tax cuts will boost U.S. employment numbers, motorcycle manufacturer Harley Davidson instead announced a plant closing, followed by a massive stock buy-back and is now shifting some jobs to Thailand.

In a deep dive into happenings at the Milwaukee-based manufacturer of highly-coveted motorcycles, Vox discovered employees and union leaders who believe that they were betrayed by the company which prides itself on its reputation for American-built products.

According to the report, in 2017 House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) hyped up proposed Republican tax cuts, telling workers in his home state, “Tax reform can put American manufacturers and American companies like Harley-Davidson on a much better footing to compete in the global economy and keep jobs here in America.”

However, after the GOP delivered on their proposal, executives announced the closing of a plant in Kansas City, Missouri — with 800 workers losing their jobs as some operations were moved to a York, Pennsylvania facility- leading to a net loss of 350 positions. According to union leaders, they never saw it coming.
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I am sorry to hear this, it was my hope the tax cuts would be good for something if they were going to happen. Disappointing
 
Kacper said:
This move has been in the works since Before Trump was President. They announced their intent to build the Thailand plant in 2015. Businesses do what they have got to do to survive, particularly when your market is declining.
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trump said moving businesses abroad would stop once he was elected. It was crap you rightys wanted to believe. Same dor carrier. trump went there and announced they would be hiring and staying in US. They went to Mexico as planned and got a huge pile of money from trump too. a win/win.
 
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