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Can-Am, Ski-Doo Parent Says Tariffs Aren't an Issue For Them, Actually

It's a strange time to be in the world, let alone in the powersports industry. And yet, plenty of people are. I've been asking folks from across the industry for their thoughts about the current, ever-evolving situation, as well as what their respective companies plan to do about it.

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Can-Am's Parent Company Begins Boat Business Sale, Sells One To Yamaha

There's something to be said about staying in the lane you know best. Yes, I've always believed that the full adage of "A jack of all trades is a master of none, but still better than a master of one," rings more true than anything. But when companies get too…

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Can-Am, Ski-Doo Are Doing Better Than Expected, But Tariff Fears Remain

Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) might not be a household name, but chances are that even casual powersports enthusiasts know some of its products. Whether you ride a Ski-Doo or a Lynx snowmobile in winter, a Sea-Doo personal watercraft in the summer, or own a machine powered by a Rotax engine,…

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Can-Am's New Electric Motorcycles Just Won Some Design Awards, Much Deserved

If you want to look to the future of design around almost any industry, just look at the iF Product Design Award winners each year. These prestigious design awards have been going on for 71 years, and recognize excellence in product design across various disciplines. But what we're interested in…

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BRP Is Recalling Some Ski-Doo and Lynx Snowmobiles For Crash Hazard

If you live in the US or Canada and you purchased certain 2025 Ski-Doo or Lynx snowmobiles, parent company Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) is recalling them for a potential safety issue. On 2025 sleds equipped with either the 600R E-TEC, 850 E-TEC, or 850 E-TEC Turbo R engine, there's a…

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Is Kawasaki Putting a Supercharged Superbike Engine Into a UTV?

Imagine you own a powersports company, and you have one of the coolest engines on the market, but you only use it in one vehicle. That's not just silly; it's borderline mean to your demographic—BRP, please take some notes and stick that 325-hp rotax engine in something else.

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Can-Am Partners With Tread Lightly! For Free Class on Not Being an Idiot Off-Roader

I've both seen it with my own two eyes, and heard about it in the comments section here at RideApart. There are a lot of off-roaders, whether they're 4x4 drivers or UTV drivers, ATV'ers, dirt bikers, or others, that just don't care about staying on the trail, leaving it better,…

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UTV-Maker Can-Am Patented a Truck Bed Insert and It Has a Lot of Accessories

I always love delving into the US Patent Office's records and applications, as I feel like I'm getting a sneak peek at what's to come over the next few months. Sure, these applications are technically spoilers, but those spoilers sometimes lead to me getting more excited about a product, machine,…

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If You've Never Ridden a Snowmobile, Uncharted Society Wants To Show You How

If you're a powersports manufacturer, then making cool vehicles that people find compelling is obviously your first point of focus. But where do you go from there?

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Can-Am Set To Race Maverick R at the Dakar Rally for the First Time

Can-Am will once again tackle the grueling Dakar Rally in 2025, but this time it'll be behind the wheel of the Maverick R, which is making its debut in the T4 Side-by-Side Vehicle (SSV) Class. And while bringing any all-new vehicle to the longest, most grueling rally raid in the…

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Can-Am's Parent Company Isn't Sweating Trump's Proposed Tariffs, At Least Not Yet

President-elect Trump has proposed sweeping tariffs across goods coming in from Mexico, Canada, and China. And they range between 25% and 100%, with the former aimed squarely at Mexico and Canada. Obviously, this is cause for alarm. As I've explained in other posts, tariffs only hurt the consumer, not the company,…

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Kelekkamessut, or the weird and wonderful world of snowmobiling

At Kelekkamessut, snowmobiling isn’t just a sport—it’s a culture, a connection to the wild, and a dream of winter adventures yet to come

Half a Million Snowmobiles Have Been Built in Finland, and That's Just From Ski-Doo

Finland remains on my bucket list of places to go, albiet for some particularly "me" reasons. See, as much as Finland is gorgeous, full of hospitable people, caribou I'd love to hunt, and the Northern Lights, if you want to learn any sort of motorsport, really learn it, you go to…

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Can-Am Will Knock $3,000 Off a New Maverick R Right Now

Look, 2024 hasn't been kind to a host of powersport manufacturers, as the world has collectively tightened its proverbial and real belts. Interest rates remain high. Economic outlooks remain look. Wages have remained stagnant after years of failing to keep up with high inflation. And everyone who went hard during…

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I’ve ridden Can-Am’s new electric motorcycles – and they’re the best case so far for ditching polluting commuter bikes

TechRadar tests Can-Am's debut electric motorcycles on the roads of Southern France.

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BRP Puts Marine Brand Up for Sale, Sea-Doo Stays in the Family

With sales lagging, consumers not spending like they once did, and the market competitive, BRP has decided to put its marine brand up for sale. It won't include Sea-Doo.

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BRP vs. Polaris: The Better Buy of the 2 Downtrodden Leisure Stocks

BRP Inc. was among 14 stocks hitting a 52-week low on Tuesday, compared to 333 hitting 52-week highs. The maker of Ski-Doo snowmobiles and Can-Am offroad vehicles is attractive at current prices. Is it the best buy?

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Can-Am’s Working On A New Helmet, Gets Comms, Lights, and Heated Visor

Can-Am’s parent company, BRP, has filed a patent for a smart helmet that features built-in comms, lights, and a visor heating system. Is all this tech really necessary?

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Can-Am and Ski-Doo Manufacturer Isn't Looking Good, Slashes Revenue Forecast

BRP, maker of Ski-Doo, Sea-Doo, and Can-Am, have stated that the company is cutting revenue projections as it faces market volatility and stiffer competition this year, which isn't great for the company's future.

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BRP Rakes in a Whopping Six Red Dot Design Awards

Bombardier Recreational Products is surely in a celebratory mood after bagging six Red Dot Design Awards from its Can-Am, Sea-Doo, Lynx, and Advex brands.

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Can-Am's Weird-Looking EV Car Isn't a UTV, But Maybe It Is

A recently discovered patent shows a fully enclosed electric car but one patented by Canadian powersports giant, BRP, the owners of Can-Am.

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Sea-Doo Patented a Wireless Charger for an EV Jet-Ski It Hasn't Shown Yet

With BRP's push for EVs, it was always inevitable for an EV Sea-Doo to join the fleet, and RideApart found the patent filings of its forthcoming arrival.

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What Else Should Sea-Doo's 325 Horsepower Engine Go Into?

Sea-Doo's Supercharged Rotax engine is a marvel of engineering. But what else should this 325 horsepower powerplant go in to?

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BRP Shows Sales Growth Despite Warmest Winter On Record In US, Canada

Ski-Doo, Can-Am, and Sea-Doo parent company BRP faced a challenging year but reports modest sales growth across powersport vehicles that aren't snowmobiles.

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Recall: Some 2024 Ski-Doo MXZ And Renegade Snowmobiles Could Have Ski Issue

Ski-Doo and parent company Bombardier Recreational Products issued a safety recall on some 2024 MXZ and Renegade snowmobiles due to a ski molding issue.

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