PowerSports Business

July 11, 2016

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FOCUS PSB UTV-Sport 30 • July 11, 2016 • Powersports Business www.PowersportsBusiness.com pricing, which is important, but also with the quality of the seats," DeArmond said. "Their engineers tested our seats, and they favored them over the rest of the competition because of the quality of the seats and, again, our pro- duction time." But seats aren't the only side-by-side prod- ucts that are moving well for PRP. The company also sells door, roof and center console bags, with the door bags being the most popular. PRP's Yamaha YXZ Overhead Storage Bag was a 2016 Powersports Business Nifty 50 winner. "If you'd judge us just on quantity, we'd be a bag company," DeArmond said. With the PRP factory beyond capacity with seats, another company in California makes the bags off-site. The bags are a nice extension of the seat business because they allow PRP to focus on what DeArmond calls the "driver bubble." "When you have other products that really fall under your core business of the driver and their comfort and safety, and for that to be another supporting area of your business, that's big," he said. "Seats are big — they're an investment for the user, for sure — and the bags are just such a good, convenient low-priced item that has been very helpful in keeping sales and keeping our name out there, too." With success stemming from both seats and bags as of late, PRP is excited about the year to come. "It looks to be a good year, if it continues the way it's been going," DeArmond said. "It's been very good." PSB PRP SEATS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 28 PRP's seats are sewn on site at the company's Temecula, California, headquarters. Side-by-side has become the largest segment for PRP Seats. PRP Seats is based out of Temecula, California.

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