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April 18 (Reuters) - U.S. motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson Inc
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kept its 2017 outlook unchanged despite its first-quarter shipments hitting the high end of its forecast.
The Milwaukee-based company's shares were down 5.5 percent at $56.15 in premarket trading on Tuesday.
The company, which commands about half the U.S. big-bike market, said motorcycle shipments fell 14.7 percent to 70,831 units in the first quarter ended March 26, compared with its previous forecast of 66,000-71,000 units.
Harley said it continues to expect full-year shipments to be flat to down modestly.
Harley's shipments have been hurt amid rising competition as rivals such as Japan's Honda Motor Co Ltd
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and Polaris Industries Inc
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, which makes Indian motorcycles, cut prices to lure buyers forcing the company to offer dealer rare rebates on its 2016 motorcycles as an incentive to clear older inventories.>
Revenue per motorcycle fell about $342 to $$15,526 in the first quarter, Harley said.
The company's net income fell to $186.37 million, $1.05 per share, in the quarter, from $250.49 million, or $1.36 per share, a year earlier.
Revenue from motorcycles and related products fell 15.7 percent to $1.33 billion.
(Reporting by Rachit Vats in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel) ((Rachit.Vats@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780, outside U.S. +91 80 6749 3798; Reuters Messaging: rachit.vats.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
April 18 (Reuters) - U.S. motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson Inc
The Milwaukee-based company's shares were down 5.5 percent at $56.15 in premarket trading on Tuesday.
The company, which commands about half the U.S. big-bike market, said motorcycle shipments fell 14.7 percent to 70,831 units in the first quarter ended March 26, compared with its previous forecast of 66,000-71,000 units.
Harley said it continues to expect full-year shipments to be flat to down modestly.
Harley's shipments have been hurt amid rising competition as rivals such as Japan's Honda Motor Co Ltd
Revenue per motorcycle fell about $342 to $$15,526 in the first quarter, Harley said.
The company's net income fell to $186.37 million, $1.05 per share, in the quarter, from $250.49 million, or $1.36 per share, a year earlier.
Revenue from motorcycles and related products fell 15.7 percent to $1.33 billion.
(Reporting by Rachit Vats in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel) ((Rachit.Vats@thomsonreuters.com; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780, outside U.S. +91 80 6749 3798; Reuters Messaging: rachit.vats.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
