CMIQ - Polaris Industries rachète le motoriste Swissauto

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Polaris Industries vient d'annoncer qu'elle avait racheté Swissauto Powersports. Basé à Burgdorf, en Suisse, ce motoriste est mondialement reconnu dans le design et le développement de moteurs haute-performance et de véhicules innovants.
Polaris, qui est surtout réputée pour ses motoneiges et ses ATV, n'est autre que la maison-mère des customs Victory Motorcycles. On peut donc s'attendre à voir arriver à plus ou moins long terme une nouvelle gamme de cruisers plus performants (et énergétiquement efficients) que les actuelles Vegas et autre Jackpot. Et, pourquoi pas, une nouvelle famille de sportives, qui reprendrait le flambeau là où Buell l'a laissé. Wait and see...

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Polaris acquires Swiss engine developer Powersports Business Friday February 5, 2010

Polaris Industries has acquired engine developer Swissauto Powersports, according to a release from Polaris.

Founded in 1987, the Burgdorf, Switzerland-based company’s core capabilities are in development, prototyping and manufacturing of internal combustion engines.

Polaris has worked with Swissauto in the past. 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 has developed engines for World Motorcycle GP. The company also developed a racing bike that competed against metric manufacturers during the late 1990s.

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