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kabolWednesday, January 19, 20110
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Scooter Dealers will be happy to see our new ads with Jonway in Motorcycle Product News ( MPNMAG.com ) , Powersports Business, Dealer News, and Scoot Magazine. We are in all the trades for Dealer Expo 2011.
So make sure to come to booth 5711 to see MRP!
More parts than anyone at Indy 2011 that's right come visit us at Dealer Expo www.DEALEREXPO.com
Make sure to add booth 5711 to your show stops. http://www.mrp-speed.com
Come see the lastest from CPI, CCW, PIT MOTORS, upgrades and racing parts from TK Exhausts, NG DISC BRAKE, AND MORE! More parts than anyone at Indy 2011 that's right come visit us at Dealer Expo www.DEALEREXPO.com Make sure to add booth 5711 to your show stops. http://www.mrp-speed.com
MRP distributes OEM parts for TNG (CMSI) select models of CF Moto Daelim Motors Korea ( parts should appear on website by mid July) Malaguti of Italy (www.Malaguti.com) Keeway Southeast (Keeway Vento QJ Andretti Yamati models) CPI Taiwan Powersports Factory Brands PSF Diamo Cubik (matches OEM Vento part numbers) as well as QJ and ZNEN (who manufacture bikes for a variety of scooter importers) such as FlyScooters Lance BMS Qlink models that were ZNEN corresponding to matching TNG parts. Every scooter is someone's first ride we help the dealers and consumers find those hard to find parts. Doesn't matter what brand it is we've been doing the Chinese scooter parts thing since 2004 so we can help you find the right part. Since January 2009 MRP has expanded by acquiring the QJ -- Keeway Southeast distribution parts warehouse the Diamo USA / LS Motorsports / Italjet USA parts warehouse CPI -- TAIWAN Distribution and TNG Scooters. The company has OEM parts for Malaguti scooters of Italy Benelli (acquired by QJ in 2006) the Italian brand now made in China and sold in the USA under the Andretti name MH Motorhispania of Spain RX Loncin Lifan Linhai Zongshen Wangye MS UTVs and CPI Taiwan.
MRP is the only source for UMGLOBAL United Motors of America scooter parts now that United Motors (www.UMGlobal.com) has closed in the USA. We also offer Hyosung parts as well Franco Morini kits for scooters.
In addition the company distributes performance parts from Athena Malossi Turbo Kit Innova Vee Rubber Duro Bando Gates Powerlink Posh Maxxis Namura Scooter Ninja Slipstreamer and MRP. Products carried by MRP can be obtain exclusively at select Motorcycle Dealerships and Repair Shops in the USA. MRP is the one stop wholesale ONLY scooter buggy and ATV parts distributor.
Posted by
kabolTuesday, January 18, 20110
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MRP has officially joined SEMA.
We are proud to be part of this great organization and hope to take advantage of all the benefits membership has to offer in the coming years. I know a few people in the powersports business have complained about the show in 2010, but to tell you the truth we found it to be one of the best experiences we had in a long time. SEMA is the place to be to make business happen so we are happy to have joined the organization. You can now find Martin Racing Performance listed in their membership directory as "The only" Scooter Buggy parts company in North America as part of the group. - Why follow when we can lead by example.
You will see all the top name brands at SEMA 2011 including TURBO KIT OF SPAIN http://www.TURBOKIT.net , NG DISK BRAKES http://www.ngbrakedisc.com , ARMADILLO SCOOTER WEAR http://www.ARMADILLOSCOOTERWEAR.com , Scooter Ninja Sliders of Taiwan, Namura Pistons, Gates Belts, EPI, and much much more!
Tuesday, November 1 – Friday, November 4, 2011 LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, USA
MRP IS CONFIRMING WE WILL BE AT THE SHOW FOR 2011. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE OUR BOOTH MAKE SURE TO MAKE IT TO DEALEREXPO.com for DEALER EXPO 2011
Please note we don't have our booth number yet, but we will be in the Powersports Section for 2011. The SEMA Show is the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world (PLEASE NOTE: THE SEMA SHOW IS NOT OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC). It draws the industry’s brightest minds and hottest products to one place, the Las Vegas Convention Center. As part of the AAIW, the SEMA Show attracts more than 100,000 industry leaders from more than 100 countries for unlimited profit opportunities in the automotive, truck and SUV, and RV markets.
VIDEOS OF MRP AT SEMA 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVcibKwOwM4
GUEST SPEAKER THE SCOOTER MAVEN http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBeLquf9dlE
The Scooter Maven was asked to give his expert advice on the state of the US industry and its outlook for 2011. http://www.mrp-speed.com Powersports dealers should not miss the high-level training from industry experts Gart Sutton & Associates (GSA). Topics include parts and accessories, finance and insurance, sales, service and dealership management. Tuesday morning's state-of-the-industry panel will feature: • Craig Cervenka: One of the original employees and currently OEM relations manager of Powersport Network (PSN). • Joel Martin "THE SCOOTER MAVEN" - President of MRP the leading third party industry parts supplier for scooters, atvs, and go-karts. • Jim Rasmus: Founder and president of Retail Design Associates (RDA), a supplier of powersports facility and merchandising design and training. • Philip McCaleb: Founder and president of Genuine Scooters • Dean Kelly: Associate publisher of Motorcycle Product News. • Gart Sutton: Industry writer and consultant, founder and president of Gart Sutton & Associates, Inc., a training, consulting and 20-group services company recognized as the industry's top authority on dealer profitability. • Richard Kimes: Director of marketing for Helmet House Inc., a major supplier of aftermarket powersports apparel and accessories.
LAS VEGAS, NV -- November 2, 2010 During the state of the market industry panel presented by Gart Sutton & Associates the president of Martin Racing Performance Joel Martin announced the latest merger and acquisition of the company. "I am proud to announce MRP has obtained all the assets of United Motors, this includes the largest private label Hyosung OEM parts cache in North America as well as the complete lineup of accessories and parts." United Motors formerly Jincheng USA (1996-1999) had been a staple of the US Powersports Industry since 1996 when they opened their first US office in Miami, FL as United Motors of America. The company expanded to 400 dealerships by 2003 and began importing the Hyosung private label motorcycles in 2006. The company imported and distributed ATVs, Scooters, and Motorcycles up to 650cc. Mr. Martin continued "We strongly believe that many dealers and end users have become orphan customers without access to many of these parts, it is our duty to consolidate this part of the industry, to help the dealers find UM parts, and to provide our customers with a one-stop location for all their parts. No other competitor in the industry offers Korean parts for scooters or motorcycles like we do since we acquired Daelim earlier this year." He continued "It is our intent to reach out to ATK and work with them in making sure clients in North America have access to the Hyosung parts." Martin further stated this was the largest acquisition of its kind and would take several months to merge into the current MRP inventory. All former United Motors dealers, Hyosung dealers, and ATK dealers are encouraged to open an MRP account to help them in finding / obtaining parts. Privately held United Motors of America ceased its US operations in February 2010. The company continues to operate in Colombia and other parts of Central and South America. MRP purchased the inventory and assets from the banking institutions that held the liens on the company, MRP is not responsible for any warranties, liabilities, or consumer issues. About MRP MRP is a leading supplier of OEM and performance parts having over 30,000 SKUs for hard to find Chinese, Korean, Taiwanese, Japanese, and European scooters. It is the one and only source of OEM Malaguti ( Italy ), TNG -- CMSI Scooters, Diamo -- LS Motorsports, Italjet America, CPI Scooters and ATVs from Taiwan and more. The company also offers exclusive lines such as Bertoni sunglasses, Armadillo Clothing and Gear, Scooter Ninja Taiwan race accessories, NG Disk Brakes from Spain, and Turbo Kit exhausts. MRP since 2009 has acquired and merged over 8 US Distributors including well known industry distributors CPI -- JAG, TNG, Diamo, Italjet America, Keeway Southeast, and United Motors of America. For more information on MRP visit: http://www.mrp-speed.com
More parts than anyone at Indy 2011 that's right come visit us at Dealer Expo www.DEALEREXPO.com Make sure to add booth 5711 to your show stops.
This year you will see some amazing new scooters and bikes from CCW, PIT MOTORS, CPI SCOOTERS, QJ AND MORE. We will have on display the latest in Scooter Wear Tech including Armadillo Jackets ( the only scooter jacket company in the US that isn't consumer direct THATS RIGHT YOU CAN ONLY BUY IT AT A DEALER ) plus more parts than anyone at DEALER EXPO. Plus unlike everyone else in the scooter business we don't have a store so you have to buy from one of our dealers. Wholesale only means wholesale only so what more could you want as a shop owner ( I know this upsets people but if they actually cared maybe they should care about the dealers so let's call it as it is, if a dealer wants to stay in business be smart promote companies that promote you THE DEALER ) thats why you have to come to booth 5711 and pickup some of the best stuff available for your scooter shop including NG DISK BRAKES, TURBO KIT, SCOOTER NINJA, ESP BELTS, MRP UPGRADES, AND MUCH MUCH MORE! We have parts from Polini, Doppler, Malossi, Namura, DAYCO and more! Come and see the latest brands on display at booth 5711.
As of right now we have over 30,000 parts for sale. Half are still being added on a daily basis, but we're the only company that carries the best European brands as well as Asian models. As you can see we have OEM Hyosung, OEM United Motors, CPI ( from TAIWAN) , Diamo, TNG, Malaguti ( MADE IN ITALY ) and many OEM brands dealers can't get anywhere else. Upgrades for the Honda Zoomer / Ruckus, Silverwing, Suzuki Burgman, and the entire Kymco series including the best selling Quanon exhaust ( Ask Kymco USA who is using the MRP Quanon Exhaust in their fleet demo ) So if you want to upgrade your Kymco don't ask us, ask the Kymco USA marketing manager who happens to use a TK Quanon exhaust on his new bike.
Dealers have a hard time running a shop and they really shouldn't have to have so much trouble to find a Genuine supplier of OEM parts for their clients, but the truth is there is a lot of misinformation out there. For every store that knows us I still hear from one or two shops that call and say "I never heard of you guys" or my favorite "I was told by so and so that you only had a few parts." Part of this is the nature of our business. Small shops don't have time to read every industry publication, stay on top of the emails, posts online, nor do they research when competitors and companies have employees posting fake reviews on message boards. I see a lot of small guys online selling out of their house pretending to be big companies ruining the market for dealers or worse simply dropshipping from larger MRP dealers and other distributors like Tucker Rockey and WPS. So just wanted to give you a preview of what we are working on and a look back at ten years of our family at the dealer Expo. Running a motorcycle or scooter shop is one of the few jobs that requires you to be all things at once. A parts expert, a salesperson, a strategist, a marketing guru, and deal with 100 suppliers. You could sell ice cream all day and only deal with 20 flavors but selling motorcycles or scooters you have a 1,000 jobs. So information is key thats why we put over 150 manuals on our website for free. IF YOU DONT HAVE THE PART NUMBER EMAIL US A PICTURE WITH MEASUREMENTS, YOUR DEALER NAME, A PHONE NUMBER, AND WE WILL HELP YOU.
Another reason I want to show how open we are about what we sell is that the market fall of 2009 at least allowed us to see behind the smoke and mirrors when these former employees would apply for jobs and tell us "oh my job was to tell people that you didn't have the real parts, I'm sorry that's what the boss told me." My personal favorite story to tell now is when I walked into a distributor that just folded and on the desk was a yellowpad with "Alias" names for online emails, passwords, and the message boards they frequented to hype up the brand. Funny thing is after some time dealers realize all these positive reviews online of a cheap scooter can't be real. This lack of scruples amazes me so I have to be open about it and show the dealers we got parts, and we don't have anything to hide. We don't have everything and if we don't have it we will tell you who does. For every fake consumer or message board guy who has an agenda or an advertiser who doesn't know what we sell, we put it out there.
We have OEM real factory parts not the cheap Chinese guys that sell imitation parts " Zymco and Zyco" these are made by Kymco, Malaguti, SYM, TGB, Piaggio ( yes Vespa / Aprilia / Derbi ), Hyosung, real factories in Korea, Italy, Taiwan, Japan plus we have OEM Chinese parts from the distributors we've added in the last two years including LINHAI, LONCIN, JINCHENG, WANGYE, BZ Benzhou, QJ Qiangjiang ( Benelli, Andretti, Vento, UM ) plus CF MOTO ( CFMOTO USA, QLINK, TNG, YAMATI ) and ZNEN (TNG / PUMA / Flyscooters / BMS / Qlink ) just to name a few.
So if you're a dealer and you ever visit us, you will see we have real OEM stuff from real factories. From brand names in Europe like Turbo Kit exhausts all the way to Benelli ( Andretti ) scooter parts. Items that cannot take generic partsforchinese scooter parts. You won't get this stuff from anyone else, not Parts Unlimited, Tucker, or WPS. MRP is the only place for these items so don't be fooled by what you hear, we have it, let me show you.
Real Brand and Real Parts we're not affraid to compare numbers here, if your dealership needs parts it amazes us that dealers buy from online distributors only to have them dropped shipped from MRP
Our first show was in 2001 exhibiting the Malaguti line of Italy. Boy have we grown since then..... DONT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT AT DEALER EXPO
So many of you have been asking what is our booth number make sure to look for the big sign that reads PIT MOTORS. It's going to be a big booth that features all our top brands at booth number 5711. We are proud to be part of the CCW, PIT MOTORS, TURBO KIT, NG DISK BRAKE, ARMADILLO display this year where you can walk and see all your favorite brands on display. So make sure to stop by and look for MRP at booth 5711 DEALER EXPO 2011.
Also make sure to attend the Dealer Expo Scooter Seminar hosted by Scoot Magazine and Josh Rogers sign up now at: http://www.dealerexpo.com/dealerexpo/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=702716
This year it's important that if you have a store, if you have a new business, or you're looking at opening a new dealership that you attend. 2011 is the year of $4 gas, but before you jump in and spend all the money grandma just left you in your "dream" shop make sure to attend.
Here's why - The Show represents all the second tier and third tier OEMs in the industry. If you're not buying a Honda franchise odds are you don't have Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki or Kawasaki, but you want to open a shop. Maybe you want to do scooter repairs? or maybe you want to sell a few. Then this is the place. Piaggio, Vespa, and Aprilia won't be there this year. Malaguti stopped showing back in 2005 so really all the Italian made brands are gone from the show, you might see some Italian sounding names but they are all Chinese made models. Then again you have to go to know all this.
Now you can't force everyone to learn. There's plenty of dealers that buy from Dennis Kirk or have no idea of its special relationship with Parts Unlimited or how you can't win online by buying from your competitor. Some dealers get this, many don't. Still the show is the place to learn all this so as you walk the show ask the right questions. Here's a few and some of the things you need to do. Questions to ask at the Dealer Expo:
1. Question you must ask - Do you sell directly to the public? Does your company own a store? What is your MAP policy? Does your scooter parts distributor sell on EBay? (Many are selling online direct for less ) We are going to continue to see more and more power shift into fewer and fewer hands and that’s not going to be good for your customers, our industry, or most importantly your business.
2. Events you must see - SEMINARS. If you are a new scooter dealer make sure attend the scooter seminar, the Chinese OEM seminar, they’re free, and you may learn something new. At the very least, you just got some solid reinforcement for what you’ve been doing.
3. Don't sign some insane support contract at the show. Wait until after the show when you can read things calmly and figure out if you need a store consultant.
4. Make sure to ask about the brands you might carry. Do they have warranty? DO THEY ACTUALLY PAY LABOR OR ARE THEY SOME CHINESE SUPPLIER THAT JUST GIVES YOU FREE PARTS? How do they comply with your state Lemon Laws etc... - Attend the seminar.
There are some great seminars at the show thought by people who have been Honda, Yamaha, and Suzuki pricipals. People that know sales, viral marketing, advertising, and how to make a profit despite the changing economy. So do attend, do ask questions, and get ready to see it all.
So don't be sad about not having Honda and the show seminars teach you this. Why should you not be sad about this? Well it's easy when you go to the show you learn things like what brands have better margins or how more Honda dealers have closed the last few years than any year in the last ten. Honda dealers make 7% at most on a new scooter, this is the reason why you walk into a dealership and the Honda dealer could care less if you buy a Ruckus or not, no the Dealer Expo is for the new guy who is starting with a Taiwanese, Korean, or more commonly a Chinese brand. Some of these won't even be brands they might just be two wheels with a sticker on it and that's why you have to go to the Expo.
Don't spend like a madman. Read some of my previous articles. It's better to have two or three brands and build your store than to carry twenty brands and build none. Also, make sure to look up brands like Kymco who have grown beyond the Dealer Expo but are one of the most important scooter brands out there.
The Dealer Show allows you to talk to not just salesmen, but also other dealers. To hear the good, the bad, and the ugly. Believe half of what you hear, but always keep in mind you get what you pay for. Having this approach you should survive your first Dealer Expo.
