BRP History
Pre 1960 In Brief
1940
The 1940s saw the birth of the first tracked vehicles designed to ride over snow and the opening of a 1,000-unit production plant in Valcourt, Québec.
1950
Joseph-Armand Bombardier is the first individual to mass-produce snowmobiles with his Ski-Doo snowmobiles and created a new winter sport.
1937 Right on track
Joseph-Armand Bombardier obtains his first patent for the development of a tracked vehicle for travelling over snow, later named the “B7 snowmobile.”
1942 Bombardier opens its doors
Joseph-Armand Bombardier starts-up l'Auto-Neige Bombardier Limitée in Valcourt, Québec. The company builds tracked vehicles designed for travelling over snow.
1947 Bombardier goes into mass production
L’Auto-Neige Bombardier sets up a large, 1,000-unit mass production plant. After the war, the B12 and C18 tracked vehicles ensure the health of the business.
1950 The SW and the Muskeg models join the line-up
Design and production begins on the SW snow groomer and Muskeg utility vehicles for the forestry, mining and utilities industries.
1957 (Re)searching his dream
J. Armand Bombardier intensifies his research on the small snowmobile he dreamt of since he was a boy.
1959 The first Ski-Doo sled is launched
The Ski-Doo snowmobile is launched. J. A. Bombardier is the first individual to mass-produce snowmobiles and creates a new sport.
