Marionville Powersports
Location: Marionville, Mo.
Owner: Steve Undewood
Business Beginnings: When you walk through Marionville Powersports you can find owner, Steve Underwood, working almost anywhere in the business. He might be talking to a customer, repairing a vehicle in the shop, crunching sales numbers in his office or sweeping the warehouse floor. “I do whatever it takes,” explained Steve Underwood. When Steve moved to Marionville, Mo., in 1986, he had no plans to stay long term. “We had stores in St. Louis and I came here to start this as a satellite store,” said Steve. But the Marionville store boomed and Steve fell in love with the Ozarks, so he stayed. In 2006, Steve sold the business and retired. But that didn’t go according to his plan either. By 2011, the business Steve spent many years building crashed. Steve bought back the business and started rebuilding it. “It took two and a half years to bring it back to where it was when I sold it,” said Steve. Not only is Marionville Powersports back, it’s thriving.
Products: Marionville Powersports sells street bikes by Yamaha and Kawasaki, as well as ATVs and UTVs by Yamaha, Kawasaki, Polaris and CFMOTO. The business also sells used ATVs, UTVs and motorcycles. Steve said he is particularly excited about his company adding CFMOTO vehicles and products to its inventory. “CFMOTO is taking the world by storm,” Steve said. He said CFMOTO offers quality ATVs and UTVs for a lower price than its competitors.
Services: In addition, Marionville Powerports operates a large service department. “Our service department is growing fast, faster than the rest of the business,” Steve said. In order to accommodate the demand, Marionville Powersports plans to expand its service department to twice the current size. The company prides itself on its quick service turnaround for customers, especially for farmers. “If at all possible we get them in and out the same day, or within a few days because we know they (farmers) use their vehicles every day,” explained Steve. The company also intends to build a larger warehouse space.
