Kawasaki selling motorcycle division!

11/3/2020 11:41 AM

They aren't selling anything. It sounds like there will be a separate business entity, operating outside of the Heavy Industries structure. A "spin off," not a sell off.

Google restructured itself as Alphabet. It did this for financial purposes and to move assets, debts, operating expenses, and the myriad of other financial machinations into a new business entity.

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rbspecial138

11/3/2020 11:54 AM

Reading the fine print, it seems like this will streamline the production of dirtbikes for Kawasaki, and eliminate some of the red-tape of having to go to corporate to make final decisions.

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MudPup545

11/3/2020 12:20 PM

You guys want to pool our money and buy it? I’ve got about $12.00 in my wallet. Who’s in?

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LKHill

11/3/2020 12:20 PM

TBH something like this could open the door for new 2 strokes. If you read into it KHI is very environMENTALly positioned.

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MZ193

11/3/2020 1:49 PM

MudPup545 wrote:
You guys want to pool our ...more

8k to put there.
But i want purple plastics

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Jeff_Brines

11/3/2020 2:03 PM

Interesting, but my $0.02 as a news analyst is this is likely a zero-burger. The big takeaway here is Kawi isn't super bullish on the longer term outlook for the sport. That may move money into other places, like (just speculating) e-bike development, little dude(ette) e-dirt bikes and God knows what else.

Overall however, this is more of an internal change, not a top down change.

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731chopper

11/3/2020 2:47 PM

This should be good news for us consumers of their motorcycles. From their press release...

"The Power Sports Business which comprises a part of the Motorcycle & Engine Business, includes motorcycles and off-road four wheelers, and is Kawasaki's only mass-production consumer-facing business. Spinning off this business will speed up decision making, and by offering products and services in sync with customers - including new lifestyle offerings - Power Sports will further enhance its role as the flagship Group business building the strong Kawasaki brand.
In the short term, we will continue working to improve our financial situation. However, when taking a broad view of the industry as a whole, it faces significant issues such as an aging customer base and compliance with environmental regulations. Kawasaki is strengthening intra- industry cooperation - such as through joint development of electric drive and advanced safety technologies as well as greater commonality of functional parts - in order to catalyze growth in the Power Sports Business and achieve market revitalization."

Oh and they aren't selling anything as other have pointed out. They're basically refocusing the business which should be a positive change for the moto industry.

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Lightning78

11/3/2020 6:49 PM

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A green ktm huh? Seems ...more

At the rate KTM is buying motorcycle companies to rebrand their own bike in a different color it's no longer impossible to see a green KTM laughing

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motoarmageddon

11/5/2020 8:59 PM

You will never see a Japanese brand bought by KTM.

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TeamGreen

11/6/2020 8:13 AM

motoarmageddon wrote:
You will never see a ...more

Well. I wouldn't bet against it. They're a fast growing company with plenty of "vision".

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vtec

11/6/2020 10:53 AM

its just being spun off as a stand alone entity it seems. alot of holding companies (like berkshirehathaway for example) operate like this. they own the companies outright but they operate independently and im sure when/if there is an issue, daddy warbucks can come in and help out

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