Will Harley Davidson Outsource to India?
Harley Davidson motorcycles are as American as apple pie, a part of our culture. Noted for their unique engine sound and retro styling, they have risen from near bankruptcy in the 80’s to a vibrant and profitable company.
To maintain growth, Harley has been trying to enter the Indian market but, with import tariffs nearly doubling the cost of the bikes to Indian customers, entry into that market has been a tough nut to crack. But India recently agreed to allow Harleys to be sold through dealers rather than directly to wealthy Indian consumers, a step in the right direction.
Some speculate it’s only a matter of time before exports to India become a reality. And once Harley establishes an Indian presence, look for the company to move toward manufacturing in that country. Some components are already being purchased from India so it wouldn’t be a huge leap. However, some loyal Harley enthusiasts fear that complete outsourcing might follow and that an Indian made Harley just wouldn’t be the same.
That concern led to the creation of this humorous PowerPoint illustration I received from my cousin Mike. Click on the image (requires MS PowerPoint or compatible presentation software and speakers) and follow the instructions. It’s a 2.2 Mb file, so allow ample time for it to download.
Doug
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It doesn't seem to open on my system (??)
Fell off my chair that is so funny! Outstanding!
Laughed my ass off!
They aren't really going to outsource to India are they?
OK, for you IE7 users, you may have to right click on the image and then select "open". Firefox and Safari users can just click on the image (Firefox requires you to select "open"). Geez!
Doug
Hilarious!!!
I haven't laughed like that for ages!! ROF laughing!
It took forever to open but was worth it!! I listened to it a few more times and now it opens right away.
Laughed myself silly!! (I have Explorer 7 and it opens fine for me.)
Pretty funny impersonation of an Indian Harley lol! I'll take 'vroom vroom' any day.
Why does ie7 work differently than safari or firefox to open links to powerpoint shows? pp and ie7 are both ms products so you would think it would open with a click.
I could answer you, Tommy, but I'd sound biased. Let's just say that all 3 are different and so work differently.
Personal preferences prevail. I prefer Safari and Firefox on Macs and Firefox on PCs. Try them both and decide.
Not to rub it in but it's just a click on a mac :) Sorry for the pee cee people :)
Happy holidays! Maybe Santa will leave a mac under your trees this year if you all have been very very good :)
I did a little gentle tweaking around and it opened fine. I howled!!! Didn't expect the second sound :o)