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On the eve of EICMA, Ducati assembled an enclave to recognize the achievements of dealers around the globe. Capo tutti capo for the Americas was Ducati New York, recognized as “The 2025 Dealer Of The Year For North And South America.”
The thought of being trapped indoors watching a meaningless game like the 0-11 Lions take on the Titans with estranged — and just plain strange — extended family members got you down this Turkey Day break? How about a full week of moto as the Mini O’s go off.
MotoAmerica Speeds Past 500M YouTube Views
Conspicuous in its absence from EICMA, the KTM/Bajaj mashup has made headway.
Citing a need to restore confidence in the company, KYMCO USA, Inc. has brought in a couple familiar faces. Frank Yang stepped up as Interim CEO effective October 30, 2025, marking a renewed commitment to the brand’s future in the United States. Yang’s order of business was to bring back former KYMCO USA Vice President Joe Wofford — AKA “KYMCO Joe” — as the new Senior Vice President.
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Citing a need to restore confidence in the company, KYMCO USA, Inc. has brought in a couple familiar faces. Frank Yang stepped up as Interim CEO effective October 30, 2025, marking a renewed commitment to the brand’s future in the United States. Yang’s order of business was to bring back former KYMCO USA Vice President Joe Wofford — AKA “KYMCO Joe” — as the new Senior Vice President.
While Triumph was busy showing off more than 30 new models and updates to its motorcycle line-up at EICMA, they were busy bolstering the U.S. team.
Discovering the Denago difference! Industry veteran John Lawson joins Denago Powersports as its new Parts & Services Manager.
Piaggio Group Americas added industry veteran Shahin Alvandi to the team just in time for EICMA. Alvandi stepped in as the new West Coast Regional Sales Manager.
Let the good times roll! Industry veteran Paul Riffle’s journey has taken him from eCommerce pioneer to the OEM ranks.
Tune in, turn on, drop out less compelling content! MotoAmerica dials in 500M #YouTube views! #MotoAmerica’s YouTube channel just crossed the 500M+ lifetime views milestone. What's even more interesting is that 104 million of those were in 2025 alone, a testament to its accelerating growth curve. That's 20% of the views in 11 months for a channel that's been around 11 years. Subscribe To #Dealernews To See The Full Story: https://dealernews.com/Home/post/racing-ahead/
TIME TO TUNE IN! The thought of being trapped indoors watching a meaningless game like the 0-11 Lions take on the Titans with estranged — and just plain strange — extended family members got you down this Turkey Day break? How about a full week of moto as the Mini O’s go off. And better yet, it will be broadcast for free rather than pay-per-view! The 54th Annual Thor Mini O’s presented by Pro Circuit kicks off this Sunday, November 23 at the iconic Gatorback Cycle Park in Gainesville, Florida. Subscribe To #Dealernews To See The Full Story: https://dealernews.com/Home/post/time-to-tune-in/
HEADS UP! KYT HEADED TO CANADA! After successfully launching its “Leopard Americas” TT Revo top of the line lid in July, KYT Helmet is looking to expand north of the border. “On behalf of KYT Americas, we are pleased to announce that starting in November 2025, KYT Americas will officially expand its business operations to Canada,” says KYT Americas head honcho TJ Jira. “From this date forward, KYT Americas will handle all sales, service, spare parts and activities for dealers and customers who previously purchased helmets from Eurorace LLC.” Subscribe To #Dealernews To See The Full Story: https://dealernews.com/Home/post/heads-up-kyt-headed-to-canada/
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Emceed by Perry King and Laurette Nicoll, the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame inducted its 2025 Class on Thursday, Oct. 23.
As part of its nearly 30 new model roll-out for 2026 Triumph is going back to its roots with the Bonneville T100, T120 and T120 Black — the next chapter in a story that never stands still.
Power Motorsports located in Sublimity, Oregon, has built its reputation on a customer-first mindset that extends far beyond the sales floor.
The Motorcycle Industry Council and its Board of Directors extend our appreciation to Tim Calhoun, President of Powersports Pros Consulting, for his more than six years of service and leadership.
Land use advocate and long-time go-to guy at the dealership level Ted Cabral brings decades of powersports experience to the ZiiDMS team.
