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Innovation Is Our Tradition

We started by taming our toughest opponent -- snow. And created a new sport: snowmobiling. Then, we went looking for other challenges. Innovation isn't just a passion; it's our tradition.

We still proudly bear the name of our founder, Joseph-Armand Bombardier, who, in 1937, made history by introducing the first "snowmobile". Today, there are more than 7,600 of us in North and South America, Europe and Asia-Pacific who share this drive to innovate that is so apparent in all our vehicles and products.

Discover our history. Discover our tradition of innovation.

1969

Bombardier's stock is listed on the Montreal and Toronto Stock Exchanges, where two million shares are publicly offered.

 

1968

Production of the Terrain Master vehicles.
The first Sea-Doo® personal watercraft is launched.

 

1962-63

The Ski-Doo® snowmobile undergoes modifications with a new fiberglass hood and replacement of the Kohler and JLO engines by the Austrian Rotax® engine.