Dream It Do It Business Profile: Polaris Industries
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Polaris Industries
Polaris Industries is an American manufacturer of snowmobiles, ATV, and neighborhood electric vehicles. Polaris is based in the Minneapolis exurb of Medina, Minnesota, USA. The company also manufactures motorcycles through its Victory Motorcycles subsidiary and through the Indian Motorcycle subsidiary which it purchased in April 2011. Polaris no longer produces watercraft.
Robin (a subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries, which is the owner of Subaru) develops and supplies all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and snowmobile engines for U.S.-based leisure equipment maker Polaris Industries Inc. Starting in 1995 with the Polaris Magnum 425 4-stroke atv and in 1997, with the introduction of the twin 700 snowmobile engine Polaris started the development and production of in-house produced powerplants, known as the Liberty line of engines, now found in many models across their current production lines. This production makes some Polaris products 100% American made. However, in 2010 Polaris relocated a portion of its utility and sport vehicle assembly to Mexico. Polaris snowmobiles are still 100% American made with the powertrain components manufactured in Osceola, WI and the vehicle assembly in Roseau, MN. The vast majority of powertrain and vehicles for the off-road line are manufactured in the Osceola and Roseau facilities, respectively. Both the Victory and Indian motorcycle brands are American made with complete powertrains and vehicle assembly located in Osceola, WI and Spirit Lake, IA, respectively.
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Polaris Industries is an American manufacturer of snowmobiles, ATV, and neighborhood electric vehicles. Polaris was founded in Roseau, Minnesota, USA, where it still has engineering and manufacturing. The company's corporate headquarters is in Medina, Minnesota. The company manufactured motorcycles through its Victory Motorcycles subsidiary until January 2017, and currently produces motorcycles through the Indian Motorcycle subsidiary, which it purchased in April 2011. Polaris produced personal watercraft from 1994-2004.Robin (a subsidiary of Subaru Corporation) previously developed and supplied all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and snowmobile engines for Polaris Industries Inc. Starting in 1995 with the Polaris Magnum 425 4-stroke ATV and in 1997, with the introduction of the twin 700 snowmobile engine Polaris started the development and production of in-house produced power plants, known as the Liberty line of engines, now found in many models across their current production lines. Since that time Polaris has continued to develop their in-house engine production capacity, now designing and manufacturing all of their own power plants, while maintaining the partnership with Subaru.
In 2010 Polaris relocated a portion of its utility and sport vehicle assembly to Mexico. Components manufactured in Osceola, Wisconsin and the vehicle assembly in Roseau, Minnesota. The vast majority of powertrain and vehicles for the off-road line are manufactured in the Osceola and Roseau facilities, respectively. Both the Victory and Indian motorcycle brands are American made with complete powertrains and vehicle assembly located in Osceola, Wisconsin and Spirit Lake, Iowa, respectively.
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Polaris opens second headquarters in west metro
The large, off–road vehicle in the lobby of Polaris's new Bass Creek Headquarters in Plymouth is fitting.
The fast-paced growth of Polaris's off–road vehicles division is helping this global company, based in Medina, reach new heights.
We expect sales to be well over $4 billion this year, said Polaris spokeswoman Marlys Knutson. They were about $3.7 billion last year, so great growth globally.
In just a year, the company has grown by more than a third from 5,400 employees globally to 7,500 employees. The company growth is one of the main reasons Polaris opened up a second headquarters in Plymouth this month, located off Highway 169 and Bass Lake Road.
Right now we have about 425 employees, and we're sized for about 600 employees, said Elias Lemon, facility coordinator at the new Plymouth headquarters.
About half of the company's divisions from off–road vehicles and interactive services to parts, garments, and accessories as well as sales and corporate marketing are housed in Plymouth. Knutson said the other divisions are still headquartered in Medina.
The employee move to the new Plymouth facility started about two weeks ago. Many moved from offices in Medina and another office location in Plymouth.
After purchasing the Plymouth building for $10.9 million, Polaris completely remodeled the facility to include a cafeteria and plenty of meeting space.
There are 59 conference rooms in the building, each one is named after a different riding trail that our products are used on, said Lemon.
It's that desire to get outdoors and ride that Polaris attributes to its rapid growth, and it's full-speed ahead for Polaris in 2015.
People like to go out and play, said Knutson.
Company officials expect to be at capacity with 600 employees at the new Plymouth headquarters by the end of next year.
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