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2 unusual facts about Bombardier Recreational Products


Sevettijärvi

Prior to that, people used Bombardier snowmobiles, reindeer and skis to get around in winter and walked, biked or went by boat in the summertime.

Sno-Jet

Fillion and Roy re-evaluated their decision to build boats, instead choosing to create a company to manufacture snowmobiles, which were only starting to gain popularity as a form of transportation through the initial efforts of companies like Bombardier, Polaris and Arctic Cat.


Bain Capital

In August 2003, Bain acquired a 50% interest in Bombardier Inc.'s recreational products division, along with the Bombardier family and the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, and created Bombardier Recreational Products or BRP.


see also

Skidoo

Ski-Doo, a brand of snowmobiles produced by Bombardier Recreational Products; a generic term for all snowmobiles in much of Canada