Anyone else sensing a consolidation/buyout of Cat by Yamaha down the road?....Perhaps a very short road, and down to 3 major mfr's?
2014 YAMAHA
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Real Spy Photo ??
Short Track
Still looks like a Yamaha Tunnel
Nytro style rear seat Exhaust?
Short Track
Still looks like a Yamaha Tunnel
Nytro style rear seat Exhaust?
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That one looks pretty legit????
HMMMMMMMM
http://www.powersportsbusiness.com/...at-buys-back-all-of-its-shares-from-suzuki-3/
Arctic Cat buys back all of its shares from Suzuki
Dave McMahon, Senior Editor
January 23, 2012
Suzuki’s ownership stake eliminated with transaction
Arctic Cat Inc. announced in December that it has purchased all of Suzuki Motor Corporation’s approximately 6.1 million shares of Arctic Cat Class B common stock for a purchase price of $79.3 million.
Analysts Craig Kennison of Robert W. Baird & Co. and Mark E. Smith of Feltl and Co. provided Powersports Business with research notes reflecting the transaction’s impact on the Minnesota-based OEM’s stock position.
Kennison’s report, “Hello Kitty! Suzuki Sells Stake at Discount,” offers that “Arctic Cat paid $13/share (32 percent discount to the closing price on Dec. 27), to acquire 33 percent of shares outstanding.” Kennison goes on to write that Baird “had identified a Suzuki transaction as a major catalyst for the stock, which has been performing well under the leadership of new CEO Claude Jordan. Arctic Cat is building around innovative products, lean inventory, operational excellence and a sound balance sheet.”
Smith reports that the “shares were purchased at a very attractive price. … We think the purchase was a great use of cash as current shareholders now own approximately 33 percent more of the company with float unchanged and the company’s balance sheet still in a strong position.”
The stock buyback reduces Arctic Cat’s outstanding shares from 18.4 million to 12.3 million, increasing non-Suzuki shareholders’ ownership of outstanding common shares by approximately 33 percent, and leaves Arctic Cat’s public share float unchanged. Arctic Cat funded this purchase with existing cash on its balance sheet. The company expects to end its 2012 fiscal year with more than $60 million in cash and no debt, after deducting cash used for the share purchase from Suzuki.
“Based on our current cash position and ongoing cash generation, we feel comfortable with this share purchase and believe it provides great value to our remaining shareholders,” Arctic Cat president and CEO Claude Jordan said. “Suzuki has been a major shareholder since 1988 and a valued engine supplier for the Arctic Cat brand since 1976. We have benefited significantly from this long-standing relationship. Although Suzuki will no longer have an ownership stake in Arctic Cat, we look forward to continuing to purchase snowmobile engines for the next two model years, in addition to having Suzuki supply Arctic Cat with snowmobile engine parts to service existing engines after that time.”
Arctic Cat snowmobiles have included engines made by Suzuki for decades.
Beginning with the 2014 model year, Arctic Cat will make its own sled engines.
As previously announced on June 10, 2010, Suzuki will supply snowmobile engines to Arctic Cat through the 2014 model year, as well as engine parts to service existing engines. Arctic Cat will then move snowmobile engine manufacturing to its St. Cloud, Minn., facility, where the company has manufactured ATV engines since 2007.
In conjunction with the buyback of all of Suzuki’s Class B Arctic Cat shares, Suzuki’s representative has resigned from Arctic Cat’s board of directors, effective immediately. This is a position granted Suzuki as part of its ownership of the Class B shares, does not continue following the buyback and brings the total number on Arctic Cat’s board to seven, the majority of which are independent directors.
http://www.powersportsbusiness.com/...at-buys-back-all-of-its-shares-from-suzuki-3/
Arctic Cat buys back all of its shares from Suzuki
Dave McMahon, Senior Editor
January 23, 2012
Suzuki’s ownership stake eliminated with transaction
Arctic Cat Inc. announced in December that it has purchased all of Suzuki Motor Corporation’s approximately 6.1 million shares of Arctic Cat Class B common stock for a purchase price of $79.3 million.
Analysts Craig Kennison of Robert W. Baird & Co. and Mark E. Smith of Feltl and Co. provided Powersports Business with research notes reflecting the transaction’s impact on the Minnesota-based OEM’s stock position.
Kennison’s report, “Hello Kitty! Suzuki Sells Stake at Discount,” offers that “Arctic Cat paid $13/share (32 percent discount to the closing price on Dec. 27), to acquire 33 percent of shares outstanding.” Kennison goes on to write that Baird “had identified a Suzuki transaction as a major catalyst for the stock, which has been performing well under the leadership of new CEO Claude Jordan. Arctic Cat is building around innovative products, lean inventory, operational excellence and a sound balance sheet.”
Smith reports that the “shares were purchased at a very attractive price. … We think the purchase was a great use of cash as current shareholders now own approximately 33 percent more of the company with float unchanged and the company’s balance sheet still in a strong position.”
The stock buyback reduces Arctic Cat’s outstanding shares from 18.4 million to 12.3 million, increasing non-Suzuki shareholders’ ownership of outstanding common shares by approximately 33 percent, and leaves Arctic Cat’s public share float unchanged. Arctic Cat funded this purchase with existing cash on its balance sheet. The company expects to end its 2012 fiscal year with more than $60 million in cash and no debt, after deducting cash used for the share purchase from Suzuki.
“Based on our current cash position and ongoing cash generation, we feel comfortable with this share purchase and believe it provides great value to our remaining shareholders,” Arctic Cat president and CEO Claude Jordan said. “Suzuki has been a major shareholder since 1988 and a valued engine supplier for the Arctic Cat brand since 1976. We have benefited significantly from this long-standing relationship. Although Suzuki will no longer have an ownership stake in Arctic Cat, we look forward to continuing to purchase snowmobile engines for the next two model years, in addition to having Suzuki supply Arctic Cat with snowmobile engine parts to service existing engines after that time.”
Arctic Cat snowmobiles have included engines made by Suzuki for decades.
Beginning with the 2014 model year, Arctic Cat will make its own sled engines.
As previously announced on June 10, 2010, Suzuki will supply snowmobile engines to Arctic Cat through the 2014 model year, as well as engine parts to service existing engines. Arctic Cat will then move snowmobile engine manufacturing to its St. Cloud, Minn., facility, where the company has manufactured ATV engines since 2007.
In conjunction with the buyback of all of Suzuki’s Class B Arctic Cat shares, Suzuki’s representative has resigned from Arctic Cat’s board of directors, effective immediately. This is a position granted Suzuki as part of its ownership of the Class B shares, does not continue following the buyback and brings the total number on Arctic Cat’s board to seven, the majority of which are independent directors.
One of the hardest things to photoshop correctly are SHADOWS.
And the shadows coming through the running boards look very good.
I would guess this is a real untouched snapshot of the new Viper Sled.
And in keeping with Yamaha tradition, this is more Evolution of the Nytro, NOT Revolution in the form of a 100% brand new sled.
At least to my eye, I still see Nytro Look/Feel...
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The Cats are ugly, I guess the new blue Cats are still ugly. Look kind of nice but still ugly. The Nyto is way nicer than this crap.
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martin
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Real Spy Photo ??
Short Track
Still looks like a Yamaha Tunnel
Nytro style rear seat Exhaust?
That is a cat tunnel. Check out the tail light.
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snowmobiler
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lots of blue spray paint in shelves behind it.LOL.
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snow-seeker
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If this is it, I am sorta disappointed
It's Fake.
I agree this is a painted version.
I agree this is a painted version.
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martin
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"So you think you got the first sneak peak at the new Yamaha's? Well think again...we promise you that this is not what you will be seeing on the release of tomorrow's new 2014 lineup. Some creative marketing though don't you think?!?"
This is what Blown Motor has posted on their Facebook page. I am also thinking it is some creative marketing. But only time will tell, only one more day.
This is what Blown Motor has posted on their Facebook page. I am also thinking it is some creative marketing. But only time will tell, only one more day.
Back in the day I had a Polaris 400L quad. I removed all of the ugly decals and I had some red ski-doo stickers that I put on the grey plastic. I wasn't trying to fool anybody I just didn't like the way it looked. U would not believe how many people came up and asked me about my new skidoo 4wheeler. It was kinda funny.
That sled is definitely a cat chassis. Now if someone went through all the trouble to fool us....... I think thats pretty cool.I wish I would have done it first .lol
That sled is definitely a cat chassis. Now if someone went through all the trouble to fool us....... I think thats pretty cool.I wish I would have done it first .lol
After studying these two side by side, I'm going to hedge my bet and say it's real.
I see similarties in each picture that are hard to photoshop.
Look where the white comes around into the front....
I see similarties in each picture that are hard to photoshop.
Look where the white comes around into the front....
Here is a bigger picture of it..
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so now we know why arctic cat built the pc, to drop the value of the company to get a better share buy back price from suzuki
then sold it to yami, a double win for them
by the way i'm riding the new 14 yami as i post this, the power steering is nice, i'll tell you all about it tommow...
then sold it to yami, a double win for themby the way i'm riding the new 14 yami as i post this, the power steering is nice, i'll tell you all about it tommow...
I see nothing the resembles Yamaha. I am not sure why but even the rider to me does not look like a typical Yamaha picture rider. Why would yamaha drop 100% of their own design. If they wanted out of sleds they would just get out.
On a side note I do not beleave yamaha would have GYTR stickers on the stock sled. GYTR is the addons.
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