Sunday, September 23, 2012

Harley Davidson Pulls A 'Jedi Mind Trick'


Seeking Alpha—While experts are mixed on the country's economic outlook, one company poised to remain profitable whether the economy continues to grow, or fall into a deeper recession, is Harley Davidson (Harley (HOG)). Not only has Harley embraced automation in order to reduce costs, over the past three years it has cut half the staff (over 1,000 hourly workers) at its York, PA plant and more job cuts are expected at other facilities.