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ATV Safety Awareness Focus of KMC Involvement

Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (KMC) announced continuation of its sponsorship of the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day™ camp program. The powersports marketer specifically underwrites a hands-on effort targeted at safety awareness of all terrain vehicles (ATV) usage in a farm environment.

The Progressive Agriculture Safety Day camp program has been helping to educate children, parents, and volunteers about various elements of farm safety. As the only North American program of its kind, Progressive Agriculture Safety Day camps have been held in 756 communities, 42 states and four Canadian provinces. The program has positively influenced the lives of more than 500,000 children and adults living in agricultural communities.

During the ATV component of the day-long comprehensive program, the Safety Day instructor gathers the youths around an ATV and discusses riding techniques and safety rules that are particularly applicable in the farm environment. The instructor covers the recommended wearing apparel such as helmets, goggles, gloves, long pants and boots, and there is a discussion regarding selection of the appropriate sized ATV based on the operator’s age.

“We are pleased that we have been able to increase the number of camps in the past ten years, from 19 camps in 1995 to 356 camps in 2006, reaching over 53,000 rural children and 18,000 adults,” said Susan Reynolds, Executive Director – Programs. “The camps not only affect the lives of the participants, coordinators, and volunteers, but they also touch the lives of their families, friends and communities.”

“The Agriculture Safety Day Camp program is ideally suited to help spread the message about ATV safety,” said Roger Hagie, director of public affairs for KMC. “The program has a positive record of informing parents and children about the safe and appropriate use of ATV vehicles. We are proud to support the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day program.”

The instruction offered in the Safety Day Camp regarding the important choice of appropriate sized ATV for youthful operators between the ages of 6 and 16 is identical to the age recommendations made to all Kawasaki ATV buyers. Information about the age recommendations, safety apparel and protective clothing, and additional ATV training courses is available by calling the ATV Safety Institute at 1-800-887-2887.

Those interested in attending a Progressive Agriculture Safety Day camp, applying to coordinate a camp, making a contribution to the foundation, or finding out more about the program, can go to progressiveag.org or call 888-257-3529.

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Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP) is marking a new phase of its international development by reinforcing its presence in European markets.

Starting in the fall, BRP will establish direct commercial operations in Spain, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom and Ireland, where Jets Marivent has served as its distributor.

The shareholders of Jets Marivent have agreed to sell the company to an affiliate of BRP and as of October 1, 2006, BRP will distribute its products directly through its own dealer network in the aforementioned countries. Until that date, BRP products will continue to be supported in these markets by Jets Marivent.

Following BRP’s decision to establish its own dealer network in France in 2005, this move constitutes the second phase of its European growth strategy.

BRP has already established dealer networks in Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Japan, France and Scandinavia and has been present in Europe for over 30 years, with manufacturing facilities in Austria (BRP-Rotax) and in Finland (BRP-Finland).

Jets Marivent has been importing and marketing BRP products in Spain, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom and Ireland since 1993. Over the years, they have greatly contributed to building strong brand equity for the BRP product brands in all their markets.

“Along with our dealers and business partners, we built this business from the ground up, starting out with only two models of Sea-Doo personal watercraft (PWC) in Spain over 10 years ago,” said Oliver Fröls, founder and president of Jets Marivent. “Today, Jets Marivent distributes the entire line-up of Sea-Doo PWC and sport boats, Can-Am ATVs, Evinrude and Johnson outboard engines and a wide variety of accessories. This would not have been possible without the experience and business support of our dealers, and BRP’s excellent product innovation and continuous support,'” added Mr. Fröls.

This decision affects all Sea-Doo personal watercraft and sport boats, Can-Am all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), Evinrude and Johnson outboard engines, as well as related parts, accessories and clothing businesses. All BRP products will continue to be available in Spain, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom and Ireland, thus reaffirming BRP’s objective to offer its customers the ultimate motorized recreational experience.

“Over time, we firmly believe that this decision will provide significant benefits to dealers and consumers in these markets, including increased efficiency in customer service and logistics support as well as branding, product positioning and market responsiveness,” concluded Michel Hade, vice-president and general manager, BRP International Sales and Marketing.

Both Jets Marivent and BRP are committed to ensuring a smooth transition to maximize continuity of business as usual for everyone involved.