Who bought Bombardier Recreational Products?

In 2003, the company sold Bombardier Recreational Products to a group of investors: Bain Capital (50%), Bombardier Family (35%) and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (15%) for $875 million. Before the start of the company's development of track vehicles, Joseph-Armand Bombardier experimented with propeller-driven aerosleds.

Who owns Bombardier snowmobiles?

Bombardier Inc., was founded in 1942 as L'Auto-Neige Bombardier Limitée (Bombardier Snowmobile Limited) by Joseph-Armand Bombardier at Valcourt in the Eastern Townships, Quebec . As of October 6, 2009 [update], BRP had about 5,500 employees; its revenues in 2007 were above US$2.5 billion.

Why did Bombardier stop selling ATVs to Canadian customers?

In October 2007, Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. ordered at least some U.S. ATV dealerships to stop selling vehicles to Canadian customers, as the sales were a violation of dealer agreements to respect assigned geographic boundaries.

Does Bombardier have a warranty?

Bombardier also announced that the warranty on any craft purchased by a Canadian in the United States – even if the purchase was initially made by an American - would be void. Newspaper articles revealed that some models were being sold in Canada for as much as 40% above prices in the U.S.