Hot Ride Dealer Requirements
Thank you for your interest in becoming a dealer for Hot Ride Off-Road Performance Products and Accessories.
Our Engineers have been involved in Off-Road racing performance parts and accessories since 1982. Hot Ride strives to meet the needs of each individual client as well as our dealers by developing every one of our products working with Off-Road and UTV riders and putting what we learn into all of our products and services.
Our team of professional engineers and designers take great pride in developing a standard line of products along with specialized products for our clients. Hot Ride sells, designs, manufactures and installs specialized off road products. All of which are designed using state of the art computer modeling software SolidWorks with Finite Element Analysis and CamWorks (CAD/CAM). Our tubing is pre modeled in the computer to insure proper fit and strength for its intended use. If you want a specialized design, just let us know and we will help you design and build it for you. All Side X Side and Off-Road customers will be able to find a good selection of Safety Cages, Performance, Suspension, Seat Belt, Seats, Lighting and Other Accessories for their vehicles as well.
The following dealer application includes guidelines that your company must meet to become a Hot Ride dealer. You will have access to the finest Off-Road and UTV performance products, services, and accessories as a Hot Ride dealer. Please read through the guidelines and fill out the application completely and include all required information and copies for consideration as a Hot Ride dealer. We will contact you once we have processed all of your documents. We look forward to serving all your Off-Road and UTV needs. If you have any questions please contact us at Hot Ride at (661) 587-7702 or sales@hotride4u.com .
Dealership Requirements for Hot Ride
- Must be an Off-Road retailer and/or Off-Road accessory/repair dealer/shop.
- Have a permanent and established business location with customer access.
- Have a store front or showroom (residential locations DO NOT qualify unless a shop with customer access is available.
- Business License (City/County/State) indicating you are in the Off-Road industry.
- Resale Permit.
- Dealership Credentials (Dealer ID #, Brand Affiliations.
- A voided business check showing the name and address of the business.
- Pictures of the business (inside or outside). It must show one of the following: a store front sign, showroom area, or service area.
- Two copies of recent invoices from current suppliers (vendors) in Off-Road industry.
- Copy of website.
Please mail the complete application with all attachments to (14045 Desert Rose, Bakersfield, CA 93314). If you would like to have your application looked at sooner than via mail, you can either email (sales@hotride4u.com) or fax (661) 587-7703 the complete application along with all attachments. If you have any questions call (661) 587-7702.
If you do not meet the above requirements please attach a note explaining the situation, at Hot Ride=s discretion certain requirements may be waived.
Terms and Conditions for Hot Ride
To become a dealer there is minimum buy-in requirement. Hot Ride has two tiers of dealers with a different dealer discount levels. The buy-in requirement for a Tier-1 Dealer Level is $8,000 for the initial purchase. The buy-in requirement for a Tier-2 Dealership Level is $15,000 for the initial purchase or $15,000 or more in purchases a year. Once a Tier-1 dealer reaches $15,000 in sales per year, all future purchases from that point on will be at the Tier-2 level. If a dealer falls below the $15,000 year minimum for a Tier 2, then your dealership status will be change back to Tier-1 dealership discount pricing in lew of Tier-2 pricing. This first time minimum buy-in requirement is to protect legitimate dealers from people that are not a legitimate full time business. Hot Ride can request for updated dealer information at any time to update dealer status.