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» 2009 Yamaha preview |
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Apr 15, 2008 - 9:38 AM - by Administrator
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Yamaha snowmobile sales in the United States are up more than 20% to date versus last season—and this year isn't over. Forgive the snowmobile industry's 4stroke leader for being a little ebullient. Company spokesmen are very excited about Yamaha’s snowmobiling future.
Why not? According to Yamaha, the industry has ridded itself of a hefty chunk of noncurrent sleds sitting in dealerships. Some of this season's 40% reduction in noncurrents reflects models carried over since 2006. With noncurrent inventory shrinking, sales of current model year sleds are expected to grow. And as snowmobile buyers come into the dealerships, Yamaha anticipates its 4strokes will grab a healthy number of sales away from 2stroke powered competitors.
In a survey of people taking demo rides aboard 4stroke Yamahas, 63% reported never... [Read More]
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» 2009 Polaris preview |
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Apr 15, 2008 - 9:36 AM - by Administrator
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When Scott Swenson, the general manager for Polaris snowmobiles, stood in front of North America's snowmobile press corps in January to introduce the new 2009 Polaris snowmobile line-up, he got directly to the point. For next year, Polaris will reflect an expansion of the Shift line of 'value' models, increase the presence of the 800cc performance twin, and further refine all areas of production to insure the best quality products.
Surprisingly, he prefaced his remarks and introduction of the 2009 models by stating simply and emphatically that Polaris expects to make really big news with its 2010 line. There had been rumblings of some totally new sleds to come from Polaris, possibly for 2009, but Swenson's comments make it clear that 2010 is the target.
If we had to guess, Polaris is not going to chance a second 'Fusion'... [Read More]
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» 2009 Ski-Doo preview |
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Apr 15, 2008 - 9:33 AM - by Administrator
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If you're a regular Snowmobile.com reader, you know from our Feb. 4, 2008 report that Ski-Doo surprised us with some new engine technology. Oh, the ETEC wasn’t really that big of a surprise, but the all-new 4stroke certainly was.
We weren't all that shocked about the addition of a new, wider version of the REV chassis. We figured that Ski-Doo had to have a bigger, wider platform on which to base its two-up touring sleds. We were surprised with a short-track version that Ski-Doo came with for its new MXZ 4stroke sport sled. And we didn't realize just how prominent international sales have become for all sled makers. That was driven home when Ski-Doo unveiled its all-new TUV sport/utility model with 4stroke engine option and a special REV-XU chassis.
Those were some of the items we discussed in our Feb. 4 report. But, as... [Read More]
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» 2009 Arctic Cat preview |
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Apr 15, 2008 - 9:30 AM - by Administrator
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Arctic Cat's chief executive Chris Twomey feels, "We have the most complete line in the industry."
At Arctic Cat's 2009 product launch, he explained how the Arctic Cat snowmobile line has evolved as a result of what the company's engineers have been working on for the past few years. He also noted that racing plays an important role in the development of consumer snowmobiles.
"Terrain racing is a big part of our consumer development," said Twomey. "It's one of our ways to learn about our sleds in order to give customers a better product. What wins on Sunday will be found in our customers' sleds in future years."
As he has at previous meetings, Twomey insisted that snow drives snowmobile sales. He noted that when snow hit the key snowmobiling regions of North America in... [Read More]
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