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MidEngineManiac
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FEB 17, 12:22 PM
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theogre
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FEB 17, 03:20 PM
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Still makes Trains I think.
Amtrak and others bought them.------------------
Dr. Ian Malcolm: Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.
(Jurassic Park)
The Ogre's Fiero Cave
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williegoat
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FEB 17, 03:43 PM
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They also owned Rotax and started Can-Am motorcycles, but sold them along with the snowmobile business to Bain Capital, shortly after Romney left Bain. It was Rotax and Can-Am where I first became aware of Bombardier. [This message has been edited by williegoat (edited 02-17-2020).]
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css9450
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FEB 17, 04:42 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by theogre:
Still makes Trains I think.
Amtrak and others bought them.
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Not recently though. Amtrak's newest locomotives were made by Siemens and the new ones on order will be made by Siemens and French manufacturer Alstom. Recent railcars were made by Talgo and CAF; both Spanish firms. The new Acela trains will be made by Alstom.
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Monkeyman
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FEB 17, 08:09 PM
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According to the BRP website (https://www.brp.com/en/our-brands.html), they own Ski-Doo and Lynx sleds, Sea-Doo PWC, Evinrude outboard motors, Alumacraft/Telwater/Manitou boats and Can-Am on and off road vehicles as well as the Rotax engines that come in the Can-Am on road vehicles (Spyder and Ryker).
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williegoat
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FEB 17, 08:13 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Monkeyman:
According to the BRP website (https://www.brp.com/en/our-brands.html), they own Ski-Doo and Lynx sleds, Sea-Doo PWC, Evinrude outboard motors, Alumacraft/Telwater/Manitou boats and Can-Am on and off road vehicles as well as the Rotax engines that come in the Can-Am on road vehicles (Spyder and Ryker).
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BRP was sold to Bain in 2003. It is no longer associated with the company that made airplanes.
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Wichita
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FEB 17, 08:18 PM
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randye
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FEB 17, 08:26 PM
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Once again the free market has spoken and the weak are rightfully culled from the herd.
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Hudini
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FEB 17, 09:06 PM
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You should read the all the anti-US hate when Trump put duties on Bombardier because of the "investment" from the government of Quebec.
Airbus did a smart move and moved manufacturing to the US of the A220.
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MidEngineManiac
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FEB 18, 06:27 AM
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That's standard here. It's called transfer payment. The entire country pours money at the federal government, then the feds pour almost 1/2 of that to the Quebec government which uses it to give subsidies to their companies.
There are a lot of companies who base there solely to take advantage of the free chit system.
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