Harley-Davidson designs and builds heavyweight cruiser and touring motorcycles in the US, then sells them (plus parts, apparel and licensing) through a network of ~1,300 independent dealers. Its captive lender, Harley-Davidson Financial Services, finances both the dealers' inventory and the riders' loans, while majority-owned LiveWire is its money-losing electric-motorcycle bet.
What Harley-Davidson, Inc. really sells
Harley-Davidson designs and builds heavyweight cruiser and touring motorcycles in the US, then sells them (plus parts, apparel and licensing) through a network of ~1,300 independent dealers. Its captive lender, Harley-Davidson Financial Services, finances both the dealers' inventory and the riders' loans, while majority-owned LiveWire is its money-losing electric-motorcycle bet.