Harley-Davidson Q3 Worldwide Retail Motorcycle Sales Down 6.9% - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Harley-Davidson, Inc. (HOG) reported that its worldwide retail motorcycle sales were down 6.9 percent in the third quarter compared to the same period in 2016. Harley-Davidson U.S. retail motorcycle sales were down 8.1 percent compared to the year-ago quarter. Harley-Davidson's international retail motorcycle sales decreased 4.6 percent compared to the third quarter in 2016.

Harley-Davidson continues to expect to ship 241,000 to 246,000 motorcycles to dealers worldwide in 2017, which is down approximately 6 percent to 8 percent from 2016. In the fourth quarter, the company expects to ship 46,700 to 51,700 motorcycles compared to 42,414 motorcycles shipped in the year-ago period.

Third-quarter EPS decreased to $0.40 from $0.64, prior year. Revenue was $1.15 billion compared to $1.27 billion, a year ago.