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Bombardier Inc. is a Canadian multinational manufacturer founded in 1942 that produces business jets, rail equipment, and public transit vehicles. It was originally created to produce snowmobiles but has since expanded into aviation, rail, and public transit. Key products and divisions include business jets, Bombardier Transportation for rail equipment, and pending sale of the rail and public transit divisions to Alstom. The company has nearly 60,000 employees worldwide and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

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Bombardier Inc. is a Canadian multinational manufacturer founded in 1942 that produces business jets, rail equipment, and public transit vehicles. It was originally created to produce snowmobiles but has since expanded into aviation, rail, and public transit. Key products and divisions include business jets, Bombardier Transportation for rail equipment, and pending sale of the rail and public transit divisions to Alstom. The company has nearly 60,000 employees worldwide and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

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For other uses, see Bombardier (disambiguation).

Bombardier Inc.

Type Public

Traded as TSX: BBD.A, BBD.B


S&P/TSX 60 component

Industry Aerospace

Founded Valcourt, Quebec, Canada


July 10, 1942; 78 years ago

Founder Joseph-Armand Bombardier

Headquarters Montreal, Quebec

Canada

Area served Worldwide

Key people • Pierre Beaudoin (Chairman)


• Eric Martel (President & CEO)
• Danny Di Perna
(President of Transportation)

Products Business jets

Revenue US$ 16.24 billion (2018)[1]

Net income US$ 0.32 billion (2018)[1]

Total assets US$ 24.96 billion (2018)[1]

Total equity US$ -5.56 billion (2018)[1]

Number of Almost 60,000 (2020)


employees
Divisions Bombardier Aviation, Bombardier
Transportation (sale to Alstom pending)

Website www.bombardier.com

Footnotes / references
[2]

Bombardier snow coach, built in 1952

Bombardier BR100+ Groomer, mid engine, hard cab model

Old Bombardier sprocket wheel logo

A 1990 Bombardier Global 6000 GLEX

Bombardier Inc. (French pronunciation: [bɔb ̃ aʁdje]) is a Canadian multinational that founded in
1942 by Joseph-Armand Bombardier. It is a manufacturer of business jets, public
transport vehicles, and trains, with the latter two businesses pending sale to Alstom. It was also
formerly a manufacturer of commercial jets and recreational vehicles, with the latter being spun-
off as Bombardier Recreational Products. Its Bombardier Aviation division is headquartered
in Montreal, and Bombardier Transportation in Berlin, Germany. The company was originally
created to produce snowmobiles, but it expanded into the aviation, rail, and public transit
businesses.
Bombardier manufactures several series of corporate jets, Global 7500, Global
Express, Challenger 600, Challenger 300, and Learjet 70/75.

Contents

• 1History
o 1.1Bombardier Recreational Products
o 1.2Aviation
o 1.3Rail equipment
• 2Divested lines of business
o 2.1Bombardier Capital
o 2.2Military
o 2.3Public transport bus in Ireland
• 3Bombardier Museum
• 4References
• 5Further reading
• 6External links

History[edit]
Bombardier Recreational Products[edit]
Main article: Bombardier Recreational Products
In January 1934, a blizzard prevented Joseph-Armand Bombardier from reaching the nearest
hospital in time to save his two-year-old son, Yvon, who died from appendicitis complicated
by peritonitis.[3][4]
Bombardier was a mechanic who dreamed of building a vehicle that could "float on snow". [4] In
1935, in a repair shop in Valcourt, Quebec, he designed and produced the first snowmobile using
a drive system he developed that revolutionized travel in snow and swampy conditions.
In 1937, he patented and sold 12 of the 7-passenger "B7" snow coaches.[5] They were used in
rural Quebec to take children to school, carry freight, deliver mail, and as ambulances. In 1941,
Bombardier opened a factory in Valcourt.[6]
In 1942, L'Auto-Neige Bombardier Limitée ("Bombardier Snow Car Limited") was founded
in Valcourt.[7]
During World War II, the Government of Canada issued wartime rationing regulations.
Bombardier customers had to prove that snowmobiles were essential to their livelihood in order
to buy one. The company then shifted its focus to the arms industry.[6]
In 1947, during a blizzard in Saskatchewan, the company received positive press coverage when
army snowmobiles resupplied isolated radio communication towers. [8]
In 1948, the Government of Quebec passed a law requiring all roads to be cleared of snow;
Bombardier's sales fell by nearly half in one year. Armand Bombardier therefore decided to
diversify his business, first by producing tracked snowplows sized specifically for use on
municipal sidewalks, replacing horse-drawn vehicles, then by making all-terrain vehicles for
the mining, petroleum, and forestry industries.[6]
The machines had removable front skis that could be replaced with front wheels for use on
paved or hard surfaces, thus providing greater utility to his large snowmobiles. In 1951, the
wooden bodies were replaced with sheet steel, and these vehicles were powered
by Chrysler flathead six-cylinder engines and 3-speed manual transmissions.
In the early 1950s, Bombardier focused on developing a snowmobile for 1 or 2 passengers. A
breakthrough occurred in 1957 when Bombardier developed a one-piece molded
rubber continuous track with enough durability to provide snow-gripping traction for lightweight
vehicles. The vehicle was called the "Ski-Dog" because it was meant to replace the dog sled for
hunters and trappers. However, in 1958, "Ski-Doo" was accidentally painted on the first
prototype, and immediately became the popular name.[3]
The public soon discovered the great fun of speedy vehicles zooming over snow, and a new
winter sport was born, centered in Quebec. In the first year, Bombardier sold 225 Ski-Doos; four
years later, 8,210 were sold. Bombardier slowed promotion of the Ski-Doo line to prevent it from
crowding out other company products, while still dominating the snowmobile industry [9] against
competitors Polaris Industries and Arctic Cat.
In 1963, Roski was created in Roxton Falls, Quebec as a manufacturer of composite parts for the
Ski-Doo. In the 1960s, V-8 engines were added.
On February 18, 1964, J. Armand Bombardier died of cancer at age 56. Until then, he oversaw
all areas of operation and controlled the research department, making all the drawings himself.
The younger generation took over, led by Armand's sons and sons-in-law, reorganizing and
decentralizing the company. The company adopted computer inventory, accounting, and billing.
Distribution networks were improved and increased, and an incentive program was developed for
sales staff.[10] That year, a survey was mailed to Ski-Doo owners to find out how the product was
being used.[11] Germain Bombardier, who had been groomed by his father, took over the
company upon his father's death in 1964. However, he quit and sold his shares in 1966 after a
disagreement with other family members. Laurent Beaudoin, the son-in-law of the founder, then
became president, a position he held until 1999.[10]
In 1967, the company was renamed Bombardier Limited. By that time, the snowmobiles were
very useful for the Inuit.[12]
In 1968, Clayton Jacobson II invented the jet ski and the company licensed his patents to create
the Sea-Doo personal watercraft.[13]
On January 23, 1969, the company became a public company, listing on the Montreal
Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange.[7]
In 1969–1970, the standard round windows reminiscent of portholes were replaced with larger
rectangular windows that provided more interior light. A change was made to
the Chrysler Industrial 318 engines with the automatic Loadflite transmissions. [13]
In 1970, the company acquired Rotax, an engine manufacturer based in Gunskirchen, Austria.
In 1971, Bombardier acquired Moto-Ski.[14] Also in 1971, Bombardier launched Operation
SnoPlan, a program to promote snowmobile safety after a mounting death toll due to snowmobile
accidents.[15]
In the 1970s, the company began producing Can-Am motorcycles, which
included Rotax engines.[13]
In 2003, the company sold Bombardier Recreational Products to a group of investors: Bain
Capital (50%), Bombardier Family (35%) and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (15%) for
$875 million.[16]
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