Arctic Cat owns/owned Motorfist. The founders of Motorfist, Brad Ball and co., who sold to AC in 2015 had a 3-5 year earnout, and the real deal/money was heavy weighted on the earnout; I'd guess that has expired. No idea of Textron has responsibility for the earnout, paid if off early, etc., but - with all the other changes and cuts at AC and snow made by Tex, it's not hard to figure out what's going to happen. Tick tock. Good gear if it fits (fitment can be odd), get a great deal, and don't count on a warranty. I have a few mid layer pieces from five years ago, they are well made.