Company’s other plants to follow in streamlining, automating
For a look at what’s to come for Harley-Davidson Inc., the best place to start is the company’s largest motorcycle factory, where change has been described as “leaning into a hurricane.”
Where 41 buildings once stood on 232 acres, there’s now an enormous vacant lot.
Gone are about half of the 2,300 jobs that, for decades, supported families in this blue-collar town.
The old buildings, some of them dating back to World War II, were … More
The bell of an old telephone ringer sounded from Rose Schoch’s pocket. She reached in, pulled out a smart phone and swiped her finger across its face.
This woman, born before the Great Depression and Adolf Hitler’s ascent, was using an iPhone.
That about sums up Rose Schoch — never one to stand still, always willing to change, always embracing new ideas … More
Jorian Ponomareff in Sweden to show some extreme drifting skills on snow.
According to Italy’s Correrie di Bologna, the Volkswagen Group has made a €750 million bid on Ducati Motor Holdings. Just shy of Investindustrial’s reported €832 million asking price on the Italian motorcycle manufacturer. Reports are also saying that Volkswagen’s due diligence process has uncovered that Ducati has less debt on its books than previously thought (previously rumored to be in the €200 million range), and that the €750 million offer would  … More