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BRP INAUGURATES ITS NEW PLANT IN MEXICO
Juarez, Mexico, October
25, 2007 – BRP inaugurated today its new
all-terrain vehicles manufacturing and
assembling plant in Juarez, Mexico; an
investment of CDN$35 million (MXN 87,000,000)
The event took place during an official visit
from the Mexican Minister of Economic
Development, Dr. Eduardo Sojo, Mr. José Reyes
Baeza Terrazas, Governor of the Chihuahua State
and Mr. José Reyes Freís, Mayor of Ciudad Juárez.
They toured the facility accompanied by members
of BRP's executive management team and
representatives of the local media.
The 38,000 m2 (410,000 sq. ft.) facility
currently employs over 760 people. These
employees assemble the Can-Am™ ATV Outlander™
and Renegade™ lines, as well as the Rotax®
engines that power these vehicles. It is the
first time Rotax engines are manufactured
outside of Austria and the first time engines
and units are assembled in the same facility.
"I am pleased with what has been accomplished
so far. In a very short period of time we've
moved into a new facility, hired and trained our
employees, and were able to start production on
time, within budget and with the quality that is
synonymous to any BRP product", said José
Boisjoli, president and CEO, BRP. "By 2009, we
expect that 85% of the Can-Am ATV production
sold by BRP around the world will be
manufactured here," he concluded.
About Can-Am/BRP
Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP), a
privately-held company, is a world leader in the
design, development, manufacturing, distribution
and marketing of motorized recreational
vehicles. Its portfolio of brands and products
includes: Ski Doo® and Lynx™ snowmobiles, Sea
Doo® watercraft and sport boats, Evinrude® and
Johnson® outboard engines, direct injection
technologies such as Evinrude E TEC®, Can Am™
all-terrain vehicles and roadsters, as well as
Rotax® engines and karts.
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