Southern Tier Harley-Davidson acquires Texas dealership

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Southern Tier Harley-Davidson on Wednesday announced it has acquired Independence Harley-Davidson in College Station, Texas, its first store outside New York.

The acquisition also represents Southern Tier Harley-Davidson’s third location with stores locally in Binghamton and Painted Post, the motorcycle-dealership business said in a news release.

Southern Tier Harley-Davidson in June 2013 acquired and renovated American Twin, a dealership located at 300 Town Center Road in Painted Post.

That location is now known as Corning Harley-Davidson.

Since acquiring the dealership in Painted Post last summer, Southern Tier Harley-Davidson says its sales have increased about 46 percent.

“We evaluated a number of stores over the past year and based on synergies between our group and their store, we felt it was a great opportunity and we look forward to assisting them in continued success,” Jeff Coghlan, a partner in Southern Tier Harley-Davidson and Corning Harley-Davidson, said in the news release.

The management and staff of the Texas store will remain the same.

Both Coghlan and business partner Larry Brooks attribute the success of their dealerships to “the customers and communities they serve.”

The Binghamton dealership started with operations at 1149 Front St. in 1983.

The store moved to its current location at 1152 Front St. in April 1993. Larry Brooks acquired the dealership in 1995.

More than a decade later, Brooks brought Jeff Coghlan in as a partner in the dealership in 2006.

Coghlan had gained a reputation as a “successful restaurateur and entrepreneur,” according to the news release.

Since that time, the dealership has expanded its showroom, service area, product lines, and merchandise to meet the needs of a “growing” Harley-Davidson enthusiast population, the business said.

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