A look at the sales stats side of things. Prior to the mid-2000s, ATV sales were in the neighborhood of 1-million units sold annually. The market came to a crashing halt in 2008 when the nation slipped into a recession brought about by the housing crisis. One of the first areas consumers begin to cut […] More »
We’ve heard it said that Memorial Day weekend is one of the most dangerous statistically for ATV and UTV riding but it doesn’t have to be that way. The reason has all to do with the time of the year. Warm weather, time off, the unofficial kickoff to summer. “The weather warms up, school is […] More »
With the closing of each year, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission releases a report on the statistics witnessed in the ATV industry the year prior. Shortly after 2015 came to a close, 2014’s report was released and what it showed is great news indeed- The newly published U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) 2014 […] More »
Finally, after years of negative publicity, the ATV industry receives some encouraging news: All-terrain vehicle injuries have declined significantly over the past five years, showing “a change in trend direction” according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The CPSC’s 2011 Annual Report of All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV)-Related Deaths and Injuries shows the CPSC is reporting […] More »