This is from the York Dispatch, in Pennsylvania. HD has a factory in York.
After encouraging Harley-Davidson boycott, Trump blames EU for weak sales
Rebecca Klar, York Dispatch Published 10:53 a.m. ET April 23, 2019 | Updated 1:38 p.m. ET April 23, 2019
President Donald Trump, who blessed a Harley-Davidson boycott last summer, shifted to supporting the company after it announced lower first-quarter sales, which the iconic motorcycle-maker blamed in part on increased tariffs.
The company, with a large plant in Springettsbury Township, last year announced plans to move some facilities overseas due to tariffs imposed by the European Union in retaliation for Trump's tariffs on EU products.
The announcement drew the president's ire.
Trump said in an August 2018 Tweet that it was "great" that "many Harley-Davidson owners plan to boycott the company if manufacturing moves overseas." ... But in a Thursday morning tweet, the president commiserated with the company and pledged retaliation. ... "So unfair to U.S. We will Reciprocate!" he wrote.
....
Harley-Davidson said in a company release that operating income decreased due to lower revenues, unfavorable product mix and increased tariffs. ... The company is also grappling with finding new customers. Harley-Davidson aims to garner 2 million new riders in the U.S. through 2027 with it's More Roads plan.
— Rebecca Klar can be reached at rklar@yorkdispatch.com or via Twitter
@RebeccaKlar_.
After encouraging Harley-Davidson boycott, Trump blames EU for weak sales https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/2019/04/23/after-encouraging-harley-davidson-boycott-trump-blames-eu-weak-sales/3548139002/ … via @YorkDispatch
= new reply since forum marked as read