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Polaris Enters Joint Venture with Eicher Motors Limited

Partnership creates new operation in India, expanding the Company’s global footprint
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MINNEAPOLIS (July 24, 2012) — Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE: PII) today announced a joint venture with Eicher Motors Limited, a leading manufacturer of commercial vehicles and motorcycles in India.  The joint venture will develop and market new products to meet the diverse vehicle needs in India and other emerging markets.  The agreement creates a new operation, wherein Polaris and Eicher each control 50 percent.  The overall investment is expected to be approximately $50 million, shared equally between the partners over a three-year period.  

Fifth Annual Crockettsville Charity Concert and Trail Ride Event

September 8-9, 2012 in Crockettsville, KY
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Since 2008, Chad Warrix and David Tolliver, formerly known as Halfway to Hazard, have hosted an all-star concert and 42-mile ATV trail close to their hometowns in Crockettsville, KY that has raised nearly $500,000 for the Buckhorn Children and Family Services Charity to-date. Celebrating its fifth anniversary this year, the event will take place from September 8-9, 2012 on Crockettsville's Abner Farm and features appearances by multi-award-winning country duo Montgomery Gentry, James Otto, Christian Kane, UFC superstar Rich Franklin, the Monster Energy Motocross Team and more.

Honda of South Carolina Hits Production Milestone With Two Million ATV Engines

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Torrance, CA: An ATV engine for Honda’s TRX500 Foreman® Rubicon™ model recently rolled off the dyno at the Honda of South Carolina (HSC) manufacturing plant, and marked a milestone: It was the two millionth engine produced at Honda’s Timmonsville, SC, factory.HSC is a 536,150-square-foot facility that sits on 625 acres, and it is dedicated solely to the production of Honda ATVs. Opened in 1998, the assembly plant added engine production in the year 2000. HSC is one of 12 major plants in the U.S., and has the ability to produce 266,000 ATVs and 310,000 engines annually. Since 1998, HSC has manufactured more than two million Honda ATVs.

Can-Am ATV and Commander Side-x-Side Racers Post Victories at the John Penton GNCC

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Valcourt, Québec, July 11, 2012 – Team Travalena won the XC2 UTV class in its Can-Am® Commander™ 1000 X® and Motoworks / Can-Am Commander racer Kyle Chaney finished a close second in the XC1 UTV class at round nine of the 2012 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) series held in Millfield, Ohio. Can-Am 4x4 ATV racers Bryan Buchannon (4x4 Open), Clifton Beasley (U2), Kevin Trantham (4x4 Lites) and Forest Whorton (4x4 Senior) also won their class at The John Penton GNCC race.

Yamaha Launches 2012 National Hunting and Fishing Day Sweepstakes

Rhino 700 FI with Genuine Yamaha Accessories will be Given Away to Support NHF Day
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CYPRESS, Calif. — July 11, 2012 — Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., the leading maker of ATV and Side-by-Side (SxS) vehicles for outdoorsmen and women, is supporting the National Hunting and Fishing Day (NHFD) again in 2012, and this year is giving away a Rhino 700 FI SxS with a full suite of Genuine Yamaha hunting accessories through its annual online sweepstakes.

Mattracks Introduces 6 new models to its LiteFoot lineup

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KARLSTAD, Minnesota, USA – June  2012 – MATTRACKS introduces 6 new models for ATVs and UTVs. The new Sprositive Drive™ system has been specially designed to compensate for the unequal ratios on ATVs and UTVs using over running front differentials.  By eliminating the slack in the front sprockets pitch and changing the front to rear sprocket ratio, the Sprositive Drive allows your vehicle to stay locked in 4WD and helps keep all tracks pulling at the same speed.  Mattracks offers Sprositive Drive models for Polaris, John Deere, Club Car, Bobcat, Case IH, New Holland and Cub Cadet UTVs and some Polaris ATVs.  The new Sprositive Drive models are the XT SPs, XT UR SPs, XT UR HD SPs, M3 SPs, M3 URSPs and the M3 UR HD SPs.

Polaris 2013 Limited Edition Models

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SPORTSMAN® XP 850 H.O. EPS STEALTH BLACK LEElectronic Power Steering (EPS)Machined Black Cast Aluminum 14" wheels with Carlisle 489 II tiresStealth Black automotive style paintColor matched painted front fangCustom cut and sew dark steel and black seatColor matched painted suspension A-armsColor matched painted front and rear suspension springsFront storage box2500 lb. Polaris® HD WinchMSRP $10,599

Motoworks Can-Am DS 450 Pro Joel Hetrick a Close Second at Sunday Creek AMA ATV MX National

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Valcourt, Québec, July 5, 2012 – Motoworks / Can-Am® DS 450™ racer Joel Hetrick finished second at round seven of the AMA ATV Motocross Championship Series, while teammate and defending champion John Natalie finished fourth. In the New England ATV Motocross Series (NEATV-MX), BCS Performance / Can-Am racer Josh Creamer won both the Pro and Pro-Am classes at round six.“Our Can-Am racers battled the heat and elements to bring home some impressive top finishes at the AMA ATV MX Nationals and at the NEATV MX regional series,” said Jimmie O’Dell, Race Manager, Can-Am. “Joel Hetrick was clearly a top performer all weekend in Ohio, as he was the fastest qualifier, won moto one, earned second in moto two and took second overall in the Pro class. I was proud of the way he battled back from a poor start in the second moto to finish second overall. Defending Pro class champion John Natalie had a difficult time adapting to the track at round seven, but still sits in second in the points race with three rounds remaining. Josh Creamer continued his dominance in the NEATV series, convincingly winning all four motos he entered. We’re excited to have him join John and Joel in Unadilla for round eight of the AMA ATV MX series.”

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