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.
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