UTV Sales Flatten Out in 2008

Over the last six years, the most impressive performing U.S. market in powersports retail
sales has been side-by-sides such as the
Polaris Ranger series and the Yamaha Rhino.
In 2007, the market hit 265,000 units, an
11 percent increase over the previous year.
However, sales appear to have flattened out
in 2008. Last year, the market was heading for another
record sales year when things came to
a grinding halt due to the meltdown of the
financial and credit markets. UTV sales have been on a steady decline and aren’t likely to improve until late this year, if at all