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Harley-Davidson Lays Off 169 Workers At Its Kansas City Facility

Published by Cyril Huze March 13th, 2015 in Editorial and Events.

1H-D-KC-final-assembly-4Harley-Davidson Inc. informed the state of Missouri that it will lay off 169 employees before May 11 at its vehicle and powertrain operations of Kansas City. The layoff represents 21% of the total of 800 employees currently employed at the local facilities where the Harley Street, Dyna and V-Rod models are produced. The most recent layoff was in 2013 when the company laid off 140 employees. Harley-Davidson didn’t provide an explanation for the decision. At end of trading day yesterday March 11th, Harley-Davidson stock (HOG) lost 2.11% with an unusual daily volume of trades.

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  1. 1 Rodent Mar 13th, 2015 at 8:15 am

    Is it a sign that more of the MoCo’s operations are to be moved to their manufacturing facility in India?

  2. 2 TJ Martin Mar 13th, 2015 at 8:41 am

    Ouch ! Having previously spent 5 years in KCMO .. personally knowing several folks employed there .. and knowing the effect this must be having on the cities already waning economy [ KCMO is about five years behind Detroit in its financial descent ] this one’s gotta hurt !

    As far as the stock though … the entire market is on a Roller Coaster from ____ [ even Apple is bouncing around like a rubber ball ] so I’m not entirely convinced that has anything to do with this decision . The question being ..

    What is ? Could it possibly be increased outsourcing is on the company’s horizon ?

    Hmmmn … inquiring [ and concerned ] minds would like to know Mr Huze !

  3. 3 takehikes Mar 13th, 2015 at 9:46 am

    going overseas, you watch. They will blame unions instead of their greed. Another reason I refuse to buy another. These guys are scum.

  4. 4 BobS Mar 13th, 2015 at 9:57 am

    Over 300 people laid off in two years does suck. Could it be that Dynas, Vrods, and Streets aren’t selling and this isn’t about outsourcing? As the lady sings it’s all about the bagger not cruisers right now…Oh and they’re hiring in Spirit Lake if any of those workers want to relocate.

  5. 5 Dave Blevins Mar 13th, 2015 at 11:51 am

    Getting stuff from India is cheaper than doing it here. Darn shame.

  6. 6 nicker Mar 13th, 2015 at 10:20 pm

    Welcome to the “new world order.”
    How do ya like it so far….???

    -nicker-

  7. 7 ChaCha Mar 14th, 2015 at 8:26 am

    HD is lay-off and Polaris is adding shifts…and so it goes.

  8. 8 russ Mar 16th, 2015 at 11:19 am

    Guys…HD and everybody else is getting clobbered on their US made exports since the dollar is now 25% more expensive than last year meaning HD product just got 25% more expensive in all foreign markets which is a big chunk of HD’s business. Ugly but true.

  9. 9 Blackmax Mar 16th, 2015 at 8:40 pm

    That just sucks !!!
    A parting gift from Wandell, no doubt …..
    Take work away from workers
    But dang gum, it give me my multi-million dollar stock options & buyouts

  10. 10 Sean Mar 19th, 2015 at 9:52 am

    OR….. could Indian and Victory be finally taking a chunk out of their sales now ??

  11. 11 Mis.Behaves Mar 19th, 2015 at 1:22 pm

    They announced the layoffs and a bunch of people are trading their stock to supplement their income.. Some people cant ride out the tough times. Maybe they are buying some Polaris stock.. just saying..

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