BRP Has Its Own Bank, Blackstone Buys MarineMax for $1.5 Billion, and the FTC Fines a Dealer $4 Million | This Week's Rundown

Here is what matters in powersports this week, and what each story actually means for your store. The Dealership fiXit Rundown cuts through the headlines and tells you how the week's news lands on your floor, in your service bay, and in your next conversation with a customer. No fluff, just the stories that matter and the angle a dealer can actually use. **This week's rundown:** - BRP launches its own captive lender, BRP Financial Services, built with Octane. What a factory-owned bank means when a customer sits at your desk to buy a Can-Am, Sea-Doo, or Ski-Doo, and the upside and the catch for your store - Blackstone's Safe Harbor buys MarineMax, the largest boat retailer in the country, for $1.5 billion all cash. Why Wall Street money moving into recreation tells you what your own store could be worth - Can-Am reveals its 2027 side-by-sides and ATVs: a ground-up Defender HD10 with 80 horsepower, factory-installed accessory packages, a smoother Maverick R, and big 10.25 inch screens with offline maps - What is actually working on social media for dealers right now, and why real video of your people beats polished unit photos every time - The US and Canada tariff fight is back, with new taxes set for September 8th, and why it lands on your sticker price whether you sell north or south of the border - The FTC and the state of Connecticut hit a Nissan dealer with a $4 million settlement over pricing. Why the same rules are aimed right at powersports and what trips dealers up - The cheap end of the used market is drying up. A three-year-old vehicle just hit a record price, and what that means for the value of the trade sitting in your customer's garage - The MIC bought MotorcycleIndustryJobs.com, the main hiring board for our industry, and why staffing is the quiet bottleneck choking most stores - The profit hiding in your showroom: why how you lay out your floor and your gear wall is a real profit center most dealers treat as an afterthought - AIMExpo 2027 is locked in for Orlando, March 3rd through 5th, and how to actually get value out of the trip Watch on YouTube: ⁠https://youtube.com/@dealershipfixit⁠ Connect with Jacob: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-b-berry/⁠ Follow the Fixit Online: ⁠https://linktr.ee/dealershipfixit⁠ MotoHunt for Dealers: ⁠https://dealers.motohunt.com⁠ Sponsor: https://www.ziidms.com/fixit NADA Dealer Connect discount code: MOTOHUNT20