According to the results of Rural Lifestyle Dealer’s annual dealer survey, just one-third of dealers anticipate sales growth of at least 2% this year. That breaks a string of 5 straight years where at least half of dealers anticipated growth heading into the new year. 

In this installment of the 5 Questions With... series, we sat down with Viren Popli, President and CEO of Mahindra Ag and Mahindra Automotive North America. Mahindra sells tractors and SxSs at more than 500 dealerships. We got Popli’s thoughts on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted business, supply chains, human resources, and more. 

We sat down with Jeff Bannister, president and general manager of American Landmaster, Columbia City, Ind. American Landmaster sells UTVs at nearly 200 dealers across the U.S. We got Bannister’s thoughts on what types of dealers do best with selling UTVs, recent business challenges, how American Landmaster has evolved over the past 5 years, and more. The 5 Questions With... series is brought to you by Altoz.

We sat down with Bob Walker, chairman of Walker Mowers, Fort Collins, Colo. Walker Mowers is a third-generation owned company that designs, manufactures, and sells Walker Mowers across the U.S. and in 28 countries. The 5 Questions With... series is brought to you by Altoz.