BRP

Tracy Crocker says that acquisitions are just the beginning.

Evinrude parent to buy 80 percent of Telwater, with current owner staying on as minority shareholder.

Laurent Beaudoin will step down and become Chairman Emeritus.

Management stresses that marine plan is a “mid- to long-range strategy.”

The engines will help with training as the industry deals with the technician shortage.

NMMA reports the shipments in high-horsepower categories jumped in year-to-date tracking through November.

The company saw a decline in outboard engine sales but gains in personal watercraft.

As the group president exits, the division will now be co-managed by two senior vice presidents.

Lauderdale Marine Center, BRP and Dometic add personnel.

Some of the company’s dealers say they lack technicians to service BRP.

The Sea-Doo GTX Limited won a Good Design award in the Personal Mobility category.

The company said sales of its marine engines and boats were “stable” for the quarter.

Terms of the sale were not disclosed, and the transaction is expected to be completed in the third quarter of BRP’s fiscal year 2019.

The canceled supply agreement between the two companies had been extended two years.

BRP said it is making a long term strategic play in forming its Marine Group with the Alumacraft acquisition, rather than making purchases simply for economic benefit.