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Arctic Cat

Overview

Arctic Cat, Inc.

type	Subsidiary
isin	isin: US0396701049
fate	Acquired by Brad Darling and an investment group
founded	1960 in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, US
founder	Edgar Hetteen
location city	Thief River Falls, Minnesota
location country	US
industry	Powersports
products	All-terrain vehicles Snowmobiles
revenue	US$585.27 million (FY 2012)
operating income	US$45.89 million (FY 2012)
net income	US$29.94 million (FY 2012)
assets	US$255.42 million (FY 2012)
equity	US$138.47 Million (FY 2012)
num employees	1,369 (March 2012)
homepage	https://www.arcticcat.com
footnotes	‡R1R‡

Arctic Cat is an American brand that makes snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles (ATV's) manufactured in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. The company was formed in 1960. Arctic Cat designs, engineers, manufactures, and markets all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles.

History

Arctic Cat was formed by snowmobile pioneer Edgar Hetteen in 1960[2] after leaving his previous self-started business, Polaris Industries. Arctic Cat grew to become a major manufacturer of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles.[3] The company's first name was Polar Manufacturing, but it soon changed to Arctic Enterprises.[2] The company made its first snowmobile in 1960.

In 1968, a 15,000-square-foot winter-wear factory was opened in Rainy River, Ontario, employing an additional 60 workers.[4]

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