Season-end sales panic?

[LongRanger_imp]

I've been receiving a lot of promotional e-mails lately from a number of local dealers (all brands: Honda, BMW, Ducati, Triumph, HD, etc.) offering extreme blow-out prices on leftover '15, '16 and '17 models, riding gear, helmets, accessories, etc. I've never seen this level of sales promotion around here, especially with this tone of urgency. The riding season will be over in the next few weeks and things will grind to a halt until next April. Despite the strong local economy, I'm guessing sales were disappointingly slow this summer and dealers are beginning to panic.

Anyone else seeing this?