18 Things You Didn't Know About Polaris Industries Inc.

Polaris Industries (NYSE: PII) may have gotten its start as a manufacturer of snowmobiles, but today the powersports-vehicle manufacturer also dominates the off-road vehicle market and is the No. 2 player behind Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG) in motorcycles.

With a hand in utility vehicles and its all-terrain and side-by-side vehicles also having a military component, Polaris has become a critical global player that long ago outstripped its humble machine-shop origins. Here are 16 things you may not have known about this major powersports-vehicle leader.

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