STURTEVANT, Wis., October 24, 2002 - Bombardier Recreational Products announced it will extend its new non-declining limited warranty program to cover all 2002 Bombardier-built Evinrude and Johnson outboard engines sold to marine consumers, regardless of the retail date of purchase.
In June, Bombardier announced that all 2003 Evinrude and Johnson outboard engines would be backed by the industry's most comprehensive warranty program - a non declining, limited warranty that covers all Evinrude direct injection outboards for three years, Johnson four-stroke outboards for three years, and Johnson two-stroke outboards for two years. At the time of that announcement, Bombardier also announced the non declining limited warranty program would be offered to existing owners of 2002 model year engines built by Bombardier, as well as marine consumers who purchased a 2002 model year engine before September 30, 2002.
"Bombardier has elected to extend the non-declining limited warranty program to every customer who purchases a 2002 Bombardier-built Evinrude or Johnson outboard engine, regardless of the date of retail, because we want every customer to be confident he has made the right choice when purchasing one of our top-quality outboard engines," said Ben Lafortune, Vice President, Sales and Communications, Boats and Outboard Engines Division. "Bombardier is committed to offering industry leading warranty support programs for industry-leading products that ensure the ultimate on-water experience."
According to Lafortune, Evinrude and Johnson outboard dealers located throughout North America also stand to benefit from this program extension by offering their customers the added value of purchasing a non-current product that is fully backed by the Bombardier non-declining warranty coverage. These warranties apply to new, unregistered 2002 engines used for recreational purposes in the U.S. and Canada.
Bombardier Recreational Products designs, develops, builds, distributes and markets utility vehicles, Rotax® engines, Ski Doo® and Lynx® snowmobiles, Bombardier® ATVs, Sea-Doo® watercraft and sport boats, Bombardier Fish Hawk fishing boats as well as Evinrude® and Johnson® outboard marine engines and Ficht® direct fuel injection technology.
Bombardier Inc., a diversified manufacturing and services company, is a world leading manufacturer of business jets, regional aircraft, rail transportation equipment and motorized recreational products. It also provides financial services and asset management in business areas aligned with its core expertise. Headquartered in Montréal, Canada, the Corporation has a workforce of some 80,000 people in 24 countries throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Its revenues for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2002 stood at $21.6 billion Cdn. Bombardier trades on the Toronto, Brussels and Frankfurt stock exchanges (BBD, BOM and BBDd.F).