BRP (Bombardier Recreational Products)

Canada, 1942-2003 (as Bombardier), 2003- (as BRP)

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History

Formally known as Bombardier and now an abreviation for Bombardier Recreational Products, BRP produces and is known mainly, primarily for its snowmobiles. Those are sold under the Ski-Doo brand since 1959 and the Lynx brand, acquired in 1994 from Velsa Oy of Rovaniemi, Finland.

During its long path, the Bombardier company evolved from producing snow-going type of bus and trucks and utility vehicles to smaller snowmobiles and then motorcycles, and even trains and army vehicles for different markets.
In recent years, it has produced All-Terrain-Vehicles under the Can-Am brand as well as 3-wheeled motorycles under the same name.

Origins

Joseph-Armand Bombardier (1907-1964) was a Canadian inventor and businessman from Valcourt, Quebec, Canada who has been reknown as the inventor of the snowmobile. Establishing his own business at the age of 19, fixing cars and selling gasoline, Bombardier was a skilled mechanic. As early as 1922, it is said that he has been working on prototypes for various snow-going vehicles as getting around rural Canada during the winter had always been problematic due to the lack of snow-plowing or snow-blowing equipment as well as road maintenance so the horse carriage could venture out in snow-covered areas.
The most important event that pushed Bombardier to start producing snow-going vehicle is that in the early 1930's, his young son fell ill of peritonitis and died because he could not be brought to the nearest hospital because of a blizzard.
The first vehicle produced at his workshop was the 7-passenger B7 which was first sold during the 1936-37 winter. The B7 was a snow-coach similar to a car on which were fitted rubber tracks in the back, moved by an engine, and skis in the front. In 1940, a factory was constructed to accomodate a production of about 200 units.
By 1941, a 12-passenger model was put onto the market. The vehicles were used in rural Quebec to take children to school, carry freight, deliver mail, and as ambulances.
"L'Auto-Neige Bombardier Limitée" company was established in 1942.

1942-1964

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1964-2003

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2004-NOW

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Cars

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To see the complete list of "Alpha 3" country codes used in these pages to specify the market in which the model was sold, please visit the following website :
https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/country_code_list.htm
(We added (EUR) for Europe, (NAM) for North America, (SAM) for South America and (GCC) for Gulf Cooperation Council)

Iltis
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Concept cars

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Venus (1985)

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Snowmobiles

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Ski-Doo Snowmobiles

Snowmobile information range is arranged on a year-based format to avoid confusion.

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Vortex (AUS/NZL)(1985-1991) / Subaru XT (1985-1991) / Subaru Alcyone (JPN)(1985-1991) *See also :

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Lynx Snowmobiles

Lynx History

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Snowmobile information range is arranged on a year-based format to avoid confusion.

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ATVs

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Can-Am Off-Road* ATVs

*This section does not include Can-Am motorcycles off-road produced before 1987, see the dedicated Can-Am On-Road section.
*This section inlude Bombardier-branded ATVs produced before 2005.

ATV information range is arranged on a year-based format to avoid confusion.

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Defender 450/800/1000 & PRO & 6x6 / Traxter 450/800/1000 (EUR)
DS250
DS70/DS90
Maverick Sport 1000
Maverick Trail 800/1000
Maverick X3
Outlander 650/800/1000 & 6x6 (G2)
Outlander L 450/570 & 6x6 (G2L)
Renegade 570/800/1000 (G2S)

2020

Commander 800/1000
Defender 450/800/1000 & PRO / Traxter 450/800/1000 (EUR)
DS250
DS70/DS90
Maverick Sport 1000
Maverick Trail 800/1000
Maverick X3
Outlander 650/800/1000 & 6x6 (G2)
Outlander L 450/570 & 6x6 (G2L)
Renegade 570/800/1000 (G2S)

2019

Commander 800/1000
Defender 450/800/1000 / Traxter 450/800/1000 (EUR)
DS250
DS70/DS90
Maverick Trail 800/1000
Maverick X3
Outlander 650/800/1000 & 6x6 (G2)
Outlander L 450/570 & 6x6 (G2L)
Renegade 570/800/1000 (G2S)

2018

Commander 800/1000
Defender 450/800/1000 / Traxter 450/800/1000 (EUR)
DS250
DS70/DS90
Maverick 1000
Maverick Trail 800/1000
Maverick X3
Outlander 570/650/800/1000 & 6x6 (G2)
Outlander L 450/570 (G2L)
Renegade 570/800/1000 (G2S)

2017

Commander 800/1000
Defender 450/800/1000 / Traxter 450/800/1000 (EUR)
DS250
DS70/DS90
Maverick 1000
Maverick X3
Outlander 570/650/800/1000 & 6x6 (G2)
Outlander L 450/570 (G2L)
Renegade 570/800/1000 (G2S)

2016

Commander 800/1000
Defender 800/1000 / Traxter 800 (EUR)
DS250
DS70/DS90
Maverick 1000
Outlander 570/650/800/1000 & 6x6 (G2)
Outlander L 450/570 (G2L)
Renegade 570/800/1000 (G2S)

2015

Commander 800/1000
DS250
DS450
DS70/DS90
Maverick 1000
Outlander 500/650/800/1000 & 6x6 (G2)
Outlander L 450/500 (G2L)
Renegade 500/800/1000 (G2S)

2014

Commander 800/1000
DS250
DS450
DS70/DS90
Maverick 1000
Outlander 400
Outlander 500/650/800/1000 & 6x6 (G2)
Renegade 500/800/1000 (G2S)

2013

Commander 800/1000
DS250
DS450
DS70/DS90
Maverick 1000
Outlander 400
Outlander 500/650/800/1000 (G2)
Renegade 500/800/1000 (G2S)

2012

Commander 800/1000
DS250
DS450
DS70/DS90
Outlander 400
Outlander 500/650
Outlander 800/1000 (G2)
Renegade 500
Renegade 800/1000 (G2S)

2011

Commander 800/1000
DS250
DS450
DS70/DS90
Outlander 400
Outlander 500/650/800
Renegade 500/800

2010

DS250
DS450
DS70/DS90
Outlander 400
Outlander 500/650/800
Renegade 500/800

2009

DS250
DS450
DS70/DS90
Outlander 400
Outlander 500/650/800
Renegade 500/800

2008

DS250
DS450
DS70/DS90
Outlander 400
Outlander 500/650/800
Renegade 500/800

2007

DS250
DS650
DS90 4-stroke
Outlander 400
Outlander 500/650/800
Rally 200
Renegade 800

2006

DS250
DS50
DS650
DS90 2-stroke
DS90 4-stroke
Outlander 400
Outlander 650/800
Rally 200

2005

DS50
DS650
DS90 2-stroke
DS90 4-stroke
Outlander 330/400
Rally 200
Sarasota 1000 / John Deere
Traxter 500 / John Deere Trail Buck 500
Traxter 650 / John Deere Trail Buck 650

2004

DS50
DS650
DS90 2-stroke
DS90 4-stroke
Outlander 330/400
Quest 500
Quest 650
Rally 200
Traxter

2003

DS50
DS650
DS90 2-stroke
DS90 4-stroke
Outlander 400
Quest 500
Quest 650
Rally 200
Traxter

2002

DS50
DS650
DS90 2-stroke
DS90 4-stroke
Quest 500
Quest 650
Traxter

2001

DS650
Traxter

2000

DS650
Traxter

1999

Traxter

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Motorcycles

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Can-Am On-Road*

This section include Can-Am motorcycles (On and Off-road) produced before 1987.

1970-1987

Bombardier sought to diversify its activities in the beginning of the 1970's. From 1969, there were talks with European and Japanese companies to try and incorporate a foreign product into the Bombardier company. The first results were not promessing and quickly, from 1971, plans were made to develop in-house MX bikes. The 2-stroke bikes that were conceived were very much modern for their time and they won many powersports competitions. Until 1976, the Can-Am motorcycles were on the upper-hand of the best bikes. The following years saw a decline, and, without the ability of manufacturing a 2-stroke motorcycle for the American market due to strictier regulations implemented in 1976, Can-Am started working on 4-stroke motorcycles.
Notably, the Sonic 500 and 560 models were top-of-the-line motorcycles from 1982. However, due to markets and rapid modernisation of the competition, as well as other projects, Bombardier stopped producing motorcycle after 1987.

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