Swissauto Powersports, now Polaris owned.

http://www.polarisindustries.com/en-...wersports.aspx

Polaris Industries Announces Acquisition of Engine-Developer swissauto Powersports

Expertise from Switzerland-based Company will enhance Polaris’ engineering capabilities and broaden geographic reach




MINNEAPOLIS (February 3, 2010) — Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE: PII) today announced its acquisition of swissauto Powersports. Based in Burgdorf, Switzerland, swissauto has expertise in designing and developing high-performance and high-efficiency engines and innovative vehicles. The acquisition will further strengthen Polaris’ global engine and vehicle design capability while also enhancing the company’s European presence.

Founded in 1987, swissauto’s core capabilities are in development, prototyping and manufacturing of internal combustion engines. Polaris has a long history of working with swissauto. The high-performance, four-stroke Weber engine that Polaris uses in several current snowmobile models was developed by swissauto.

In addition to recreational vehicle engines, swissauto also has a strong tradition of developing top-tier racing engines for World Motorcycle GP. The company’s V4 2-stroke 500 cc engine drove 29 wins, 41 Poles and 3 World Championships during the 1990s. A completely new racing bike was also developed by swissauto and competed aggressively against larger Japanese OEMs during the late 1990s. This bike achieved the pole position twice during it’s first season of racing and ranked in the top ten several times.

“Swissauto has industry leading powertrain design and development capabilities and a strong understanding of turbo-charging and high-performance engines,” said Polaris Chief Executive Officer, Scott Wine. “This acquisition directly supports our stated objectives to be the best in powersports and a global market leader. ”

Polaris acquired the powersports portion of swissauto and will continue to operate in the current swissauto facility located in Burgdorf, Switzerland. The automotive division of swissauto was not involved in this acquisition and will continue to operate autonomously.

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Delete if already been posted.. looked a bit, didn't see it.

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Yep already posted old news, but thanks anyway

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Damn!.. day late.. dollar short.

Interesting to see.. Will the webber die? or become unavailable? or be the new power plant in an upcomming model.

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Heres five casino bux....lol

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Factory UTV Skids & A-Arms, UMP Filter
J-Strong Roof, Stereo & 4" HIDs
ITP SS212, 26" Bighorns,WARN Winch
Trinity Stage 4 pipe & Trinity fuel control, Dirty Dawg Clutch
Afco MT1 shocks (with progressive springs) They're Awesome

1 Limey in a world of Yanks

at least any new engine will post a reliable time!!!