Polaris Industries

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Polaris Industries Inc.
legal form Corporation
ISIN US7310681025
founding 1954
Seat Medina , United States
management Scott W. Wine ( Chairman and CEO )
Number of employees 8,600
sales 4,517,000,000 USD
Branch Quads , motorcycles , snowmobiles
Website www.polarisindustries.com
As of December 31, 2016

Polaris Industries Inc. is a vehicle manufacturer based in Medina , Minnesota . The company was founded in 1954 and is best known for the production of snowmobiles and all terrain vehicles . In addition, Polaris initially manufactures motorcycles under the Victory brand (until 2017) and since 2011 under the revived Indian brand .

history

Polaris was founded by Edgar and Allan Hetteen and David Johnson and began designing and manufacturing snowmobiles in 1954. In 1985 ATV ( All Terrain Vehicles ) were added to the product range. One of the most famous vehicles in this class is the Polaris Sportsman . The first Polaris watercraft was manufactured in 1992 and marketed in the 1990s. In 1997, the first model of the Polaris Ranger , which belongs to the category of "side by side" vehicles, was presented. A year later, the motorcycle brand Victory was launched in the United States, which is produced by a subsidiary based in Spirit Lake (Iowa) . In 2005 Polaris took a stake in the Austrian motor vehicle manufacturer KTM Power Sports .

In 2010, Polaris Industries had annual sales of $ 1.99 billion. Measured in full-time equivalents , it employs around 3,000 people.

Other vehicle types

motorcycles

The motorcycle brand Victory was founded by Polaris in 1998 and discontinued in January 2017. Polaris had a temporary stake in the Austrian motor vehicle manufacturer KTM. In 2011 Polaris confirmed the purchase of motorcycle manufacturer Indian . The Indian motorcycle brand is to be retained. Also in 2010, Polaris bought the racing engine department of the Burgdorf-based company Swissauto Wenko AG in order to strengthen its engine know-how.

Electric vehicles

In 2011, Polaris bought into several electric vehicle manufacturers. A stake was acquired in Brammo Inc. in Ashland (Oregon) , which has specialized in electric vehicles since 2008 . This company launched the Brammo Enertia electric motorcycle in 2009 . In January 2015, Polaris took over Brammo's entire motorcycle division.

In June 2011, Chrysler took over the manufacturer Global Electric Motorcars (GEM) based in Fargo (North Dakota) . In 2015, GEM was one of the leading manufacturers of light electric vehicles ( Neighborhood Electric Vehicles ) with 50,000 vehicles produced to date .

The French manufacturer of small electric commercial vehicles Goupil Industrie has also been part of Polaris since 2011 . Goupil Industrie developed its vehicles on the basis of forklifts . The fully electrically powered model "Goupil G3" is only 110 cm wide, reaches a top speed of 40 km / h and, depending on the weight of the battery, can carry a load of 500 to 700 kg; the range is given as 80 to 100 km. The “Goupil G5” ( EG L7e ) model is equipped with a hybrid-electric drive and has a range of 60 km, fully electrically operated. Goupil has placed around 6,000 electrically powered vehicles (as of 2015) on the market.

Slingshot

The Polaris Slingshot is a roadster or motorcycle introduced in 2014 with two front wheels and only one rear wheel.

photos

  • Polaris Snow Traveler (1965)

  • Polaris Ranger EV (electric ATV, 2011)

  • Victory motorcycle

  • Goupil G3

  • Goupil electric transporter on the island of Mainau

Web links

Commons : Polaris  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Polaris Industries 2016 Form 10-K Report , accessed February 24, 2017
  2. ↑ a variant of ATVs (quads) with two seats next to each other; see en: Side by Side (UTV)
  3. ↑ Annual report for 2010 (p. 11)
  4. ^ Victory Motorcycle Important Announcement , at www.polaris.com , accessed August 15, 2018
  5. ↑ Polaris press release , April 19, 2011
  6. ↑ Polaris buys Swissauto Powersports ATV & Quad, February 16, 2010
  7. ↑ Society. The success story of a medium-sized enterprise ( Memento of the original from January 18, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Goupil Industrie SA, Bourran , France @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.goupil-industrie.eu
  8. ^ La société. Plus de 15 ans d'expérience. ( Memento of the original from June 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Goupil Industrie SA @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.goupil-industrie.com