Business – Harley-Davidson sold in Europe will no longer be manufactured in the United States – Used HARLEY-DAVIDSON

Harley-Davidsons sold in Europe will no longer be manufactured in the United States

Business - Harley-Davidson sold in Europe will no longer be manufactured in the United States - Used HARLEY-DAVIDSON

To circumvent the customs penalties applied by the European Union to certain products "made in the USA" since Friday, the American manufacturer announces today that its motorcycles for Europe will now be manufactured elsewhere than in the United States…

Since Friday, Europe has been responding to imports of steel and aluminum, in turn penalizing imports of certain products made in the United States (jeans, bourbon, peanut butter … and Harley).

  • MNC of June 1, 2018 :
  • MNC of March 8, 2018 :
  • MNC of May 17, 2017 :
  • MNC of January 30, 2017 :
  • Lobbying :

These additional customs duties (from 6 to 31%) would lead to "an average additional cost of 2200 US dollars" (1880 euros) on the purchase price of a Harley in Europe, estimates the manufacturer who has therefore decided today that "within about 18 months" – ie early 2020 – its models for Europe would be manufactured in its relocated factories…

Relocation of the production of Harley-Davidson

"Increasing international production (outside the United States, editor’s note) to avoid European customs duties is not our first choice, but it is the only sustainable option so that our motorcycles continue to be accessible to bikers in the European Union and to maintain a viable activity in Europe ", the Milwaukee brand is justified today.

With nearly 40,000 motorcycles sold in Europe last year, the Old Continent is Harley-Davidson’s second largest market in the world, just after its home market. In addition to its American infrastructure, Harley has factories in Australia, Brazil, India and Thailand..

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