For quite some time now, motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson has had quite a bit of trouble selling motorcycles in the United States. Blame it on millennials or a terrible overall sales strategy, but the Milwaukee, Wisconsin company is moving some of its production overseas in a attempt to offset its recent troubles and appeal to its fairly large European market.
This move has caused quite a bit of uproar, with President Donald Trump even getting involved and discouraging the move.
A Harley-Davidson should never be built in another country-never! Their employees and customers are already very angry at them. If they move, watch, it will be the beginning of the end - they surrendered, they quit! The Aura will be gone and they will be taxed like never before!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 26, 2018
Despite Harley-Davidson not completely moving away from manufacturing motorcycles in the United States, competitor Indian Motorcycles took advantage of the situation and recently posted a video to tout its Heartland, America roots.
See what we put into an Indian Motorcycle with the folks from our Osceola, Wisconsin plant.#indianmotorcycle pic.twitter.com/rxDNuoolNt
— Indian Motorcycle (@indianmotocycle) June 28, 2018
Per The Drive:
The video below shows factory workers proudly doing their jobs at the Osceola, Wisconsin engine assembly plant. The plant recently built its 100,000th Indian Motorcycle engine and one worker expresses the "pride, craftsmanship, and honor" that goes into building every engine. Along with some testimonials, we get some cool footage of Indian bikes in action.
Headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts, Indian has its bikes assembled in the Iowa city of Spirit Lake. It may be easier for the motorcycle company to stay authentically American, since it is a much smaller brand and Harley also has a European base to cater to right now. But, despite the differences, the lingering question still remains: Will Harley eventually be overtaken by the Indian brand in the coming years because of its dedication to American motorcycles?
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Indian does have quite the selection of sleek-looking bikes to choose from. For midsize models, you've got the Indian Scout, the Indian Scout Sixty, and the Indian Scout Bobber, while its cruiser line features the Indian Chief Dark Horse, the Indian Chief, and the Indian Chief Classic.
You've also got the selection of bagger bikes, from the Springfield to the Springfield Dark Horse, to the Indian Chieftain Dark to the Indian Chief Vintage to the Indian Chieftain Dark Horse. And then there are the bikes in the Touring line.
So, with those offerings in mind coupled with Indians commitment to staying 100 percent in the U.S., it'll certainly be interesting to see how they stack up against Harley-Davidson in the future.