All North America articles – Page 232
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BUSINESS REPORT | US boats: Inboard segment - Gobbling up market share from sterndrive manufacturers
A decade ago, inboard-powered ski and wakeboard boats were little more than a niche market that generated about 2,500 units per year in sales. Over the last three years, the segment has seen prolonged growth, with 11,603 units sold at retail in 2004, 12,425 in 2005, and the NMMA is ...
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BUSINESS REPORT | US boats: Sailboat segment
Despite pockets of brisk sales, sailing’s stuck in the doldrums
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BUSINESS REPORT | US boats: Import/Export segment
US builders head for the export market to offset weak domestic sales, while importers stay the course in a tough euro-US dollar exchange rate.
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BUSINESS REPORT | US boats
2007 will probably go down in the US boatbuilding record book as a lacklustre sales year. But behind the flat, and most likely downward-sloping sales curve, there has been a flurry of activity by US boatbuilders that includes aggressive new product launches and niche marketing.