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BRP Celebrates its 6
Millionth ROTAX Engine
Gunskirchen,
Austria, April 28, 2006 - Bombardier
Recreational Products Inc. (BRP) yesterday
celebrated its six millionth Rotax engine to
leave the assembly line. This 4-stroke 1500cc
marine engine started a new era in the personal
watercraft (PWC) market, when it was originally
launched in 2001. It reflects BRP's constant
strive for innovation and its ability to
revolutionize over and over again the
powersports industry with its products.
"Innovation, flexibility, vision and our
highly qualified employees have made our success
possible and brought us forward ever since Rotax
started in 1920," says Yves Leduc, vice
president and general manager of BRP-Rotax.
"These strengths also lead us to be a
world-class company constantly doing the utmost
to improve and grow. We are proud of our
engines. They are renowned for their quality,
reliability and incredible power-to-weight
ratio," he concluded.
Located in Upper Austria, BRP-Rotax is the
largest company in the Wels-Land district. Over
the past 50 years, the company has developed
over 350 engine models.
An affiliate of BRP, BRP-Rotax develops and
produces innovative 2- and 4-stroke high
performance engines for Ski-Doo® and Lynx™
snowmobiles, Sea-Doo® watercraft and sport
boats, Bombardier* ATV quads, Rotax® ultralight
and light aircraft engines as well as for karts
and motorcycles.
www.brp.com
www.rotax.com
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