
Big Dog Motorcycles said Thursday that the Wichita-based manufacturer of heavy cruisers laid off "just over 20 workers" on Wednesday.
The company blamed a "challenging economy and lack of retail financing and consumer discretionary spending" as causes of the layoffs.
The company did not respond to a request for the number of employees it would have following this latest layoff.
"Big Dog Motorcycles has done everything possible to avoid additional layoffs but the dramatic economic downturn continues to impact the entire motorcycling and powersports industries," the statement said. "A work force reduction is never easy. It was painful, but necessary."
Laid off workers have been offered a severance package, the statement said.