Arctic Cat's SHOCKING Announcement | What This Means For the Industry... | Q&A

[@Daniel-fb6sd]

I still believe if the snowmobile industry wants to survive they need to make it family affordable again.

[@Him_othy]

I love that yall got the recognition yall did on the last pod. It is going to be very cool to watch this channel grow! Loved the video today and what a good way to start Christmas eve!

[@defmc1]

Love the pod. Found you guys about a month ago. Won't be Caleb this lifetime, but for sure next. Keep it coming.

[@jeremysabers6769]

When Tucker was racing snocross it was basically a Arctic Cat event! So much green hibbert carried arctic cat. I'm not an arctic cat rider either. The event still sells out in deadwood but it's less green than its heyday!

[@joshkoltes]

All events are dieing. 20 years ago the only way to see fantastic things was live in person. Today you can see ten different perspectives from the couch

[@garysmith8455]

That Honda rumor has been going on since the mid 80ies. It got everyone's hopes up, but it as usual, never came about. Now, you have the Honda / Nissan merge! 😏

[@Laiken311]

Anyone notice sled prices crashing in their area? We got dealers with still some brand new unsold 23s and the 24s are on sale

[@relavantoccurence94]

Yup got a brand new 23 khaos for 11,500 usd out the door including a taxes and fees

[@gcow8328]

Is that new? I've always bought new last year sleds because they're cheap

[@relavantoccurence94]

@@gcow8328yep brand new 23 holdover

[@relavantoccurence94]

@ also seen 24’s for the same price at the same dealer but I wanted a 165 so I got the 23.

[@idah_snow25]

Could be wishful thinking, but i believe a deal has already been made in regards to arctic cat. We just won't hear anything official till '25. I think the entire powersports industry as a whole is in trouble due to overproduction. Units sold like crazy when covid hit, now 3-4 years after covid, manufacturers are still producing numbers they needed in 2021. It has flooded the market and devalued the product. At the same time they offer the products at higher than ever prices

[@joelsalmond1788]

Whats the handle on spotify?

[@BryanLarson-d5q]

St Cloud is only engines

[@briandhoward6137]

Yes, Honda is planning to enter the snowmobile market in 2026. Honda has been considering a winter recreational product for a long time, and they believe that if their Powersports concept is successful in the Snowbelt, it will need to include a product for those dealers

[@mikeskidmore6754]

Nice Troll there. Honda did actually have concept drawings for Snowmobiles for Decades ago .

[@briandhoward6137]

@mikeskidmore6754 well it's not a troll when you ask Google and that's the answer it gives. But please enlightened us all .

[@jonathaneidenschink6804]

@@briandhoward6137it was literally a April fools joke posted by snowest magazine teasing about a 2026 entry followed by #aprilfools 😂😂

[@mikeskidmore6754]

I am guessing a couple of things that have hurt Cat. 1: The end of Yamaha Snowmobiles and the sales of made in China 4 wheelers. Arctic Cat and Polaris biggest share holders are Blackrock and Vanguard.

[@yamajammer76]

Arctic Cat doesn't have any shareholders, but if you're speaking of Textron that is correct. Since they also have so much control over Polaris a Polaris-AC merger is also a strong possibility.

[@mikeskidmore6754]

@@yamajammer76 Polaris was 3 Men who made Repaired and made some Farm Machinery .. One of them messed around and made a snow machine. Two of these Men were Brothers. The one Brother thought it was foolish that his Brother built a snow machine. A neighbor offered to buy the snow machine so they built and sold more of them. Eventually becoming the Polaris Snowmobile CO .One Brother wanted to make lighter more fun recreational machines. The other Brother wanted to make commercial Machines for Farmers, Trappers, and ice fisherman. So one Brother left the Partnership and founded Arctic Cat. Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) is one of the world’s best known multi-industry companies, recognized for its powerful brands such as Bell, Cessna, Beechcraft, E-Z-GO, Arctic Cat and many more. The company leverages its global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative products and services

[@Hydrostream1972]

Arctic cat. Had troubles in 1980 also. 😊

[@allanzecchino8978]

Is it out of the question that Polaris our Ski-Doo would buy Arctic Cat? General Motors bought up a lot of car brands way back it would definitely make either one the largest snowmobile manufacturer.

[@joebiker5992]

Unlikely. Makes more sense with doo cuz then they wouldn't hafta deal with tarrifs. But unlikely because doo and polaris have cut back too.

[@rawpoptart2046]

These industries have weathered multiple resections they take a dip and then it come back. People just don’t have the money to go out and buy a new sled. Might be the case for a few years.

[@Curt-ge9gc]

The Manufacturers have priced themselves out of Business.

[@roger7943]

The beginning of the drop in popularity in Snocross started when Tucker Hibbert retired.

[@bryanginder5903]

John Deere that would be interesting! Back in it for a second time! Last time they quit they sold their line to Polaris

[@golawnboygo]

snowmobiles NEED ! snow. every year every year. mountain sleds only carry you so far

[@laddyaddy1963]

Honda would be awesome! Might sound crazy but Tesla or Ford Motor Company are other possibilities.

[@robinflint6100]

Low snow year's, too expensive to participate in snowmobiling, there's more UTV trail permits sold in Michigan now than snow permits, even the holdover sled's are 15 to 20 grand still in Michigan, too expensive

[@billslabich6543]

There is a lot of truth to what you are saying about social media over racer/athlete status. My page Northwoods snowmobiling llc has more followers and Influence than most other pages. There aren't the Tucker Hibberts, like there used to be

[@fasterdura1772]

Brp had a couple easy way bailouts. Cat came back harder than ever 2 years later in 1984 from a bankrupt. I love how everyone is shitting on this new cat. I’ve got 3 858’s and prouder than ever. Big deal there’s a couple glitches. How many glitches was with a 2017 Skidoo 850. That was a real POS. How many we seen pulled down the hills to their truck. Everyone needs to settle down and let this level out. Cats not going anywhere. All 3 manufacturers are feeling this low snow. Dealers sitting on 22/23/24’s. 🤦‍♂️

[@davidmalm3534]

John Deere made sleds back in the

[@yamajammer76]

There has been rumors that Kawasaki has been looking at Arctic Cat. The other rumored companies are Yamaha, John Deere, Argo and CFMOTO. It’s all just rumors. If Textron can’t sell AC as a going concern it’ll be parted out. At that point, the best AC customers can hope for is that Polaris buys the brand and provides parts and service for customers. I hope this doesn’t happen because a duopoly is a terrible situation not only for pricing, but also for innovation.

[@joshkoltes]

They havent had any customer service for a decade

[@thadburke436]

At one time there was over 200 manufacturers for snowmobiles in the US, now there is 3 maybe polaris should buy artic cat and reunite!! Just look at atv racing it's hardy around any more, everything in the power sports is to expensive for the avg American just like the auto world , housing,food etc

[@jeffbrown8974]

If Yamaha wouldn't stay in the industry why do you think Honda would come into it I'm die hard but snowmobiling is dying 40 over Christmas back east 2 weeks of riding done.

[@jodypierson3137]

Arctic cat locked the doors in 1980 for a year or so

[@Mike-jn8ez]

I remember when the Arctic cat closed the doors in the 80s couple of people I knew bought brand new cats unassembled in the box for half retail. Maybe history will repeat.😁

[@joebiker5992]

Yep. It was 2 years

[@LSDdreams808]

Artic cat has its work cut out for them especially when trying to compete with ski doo cat is stuck in 2015

[@Daniel-fb6sd]

Snocross died when winter x games dropped them.

[@scotcoz]

Honda will not get into snowmobiles . Kawasaki was in and is gone. Yamaha is another juggernaut and they are leaving. Sleds are too expensive for the little use . Hoping doesn’t make it so

[@Mike-jn8ez]

Suzuki made sleds for a long time too, Harley even sold sleds for a while

[@Daniel-fb6sd]

Great content but the economy is screwed and needs to reset. I love trump but the industry out priced itself for the average American. Sorry but prices too damn high.

[@designs85]

This would be the best time do buy a cat, especially if they stop producing. Collectors item in the years to come

[@mikeskidmore6754]

Oh, I guess that makes my Fathers 1976 Yamaha Exciter and my 2006 Yamaha Attack collectors items too. I have always wanted an early Yamaha SRX and an Early SRX Triple or Viper Triple too .. The 700 Triples still are very fast.. just upgrade the rear suspension.

[@designs85]

@mikeskidmore6754 yeah I would hold on to all those sleds bud

[@ColeTheLeatherman]

So with Trump getting in I personally think things nationwide are going to get tougher, I think we need a change to happen. The wages haven’t kept up to life. We are just handling more money, we are not really making more.

[@northeastnebraskafarming117]

With Trump they will get better i feel but it might not happen right away and it could dip worse at first. Same goes with our grain markets.

[@TroBudden]

Dude. He wants to put 25 % on canadian stuff. Canada will put 25 or more on all usa goods. Thats to protect its brand brp. I dont think this ends well for any of us.

[@MrGrunt141]

The tariffs definitely won’t help anyone. It’ll make parts harder to get for any skidoo owners in the states, and likewise for cat and Polaris owners in Canada. Nobody wins

[@Jaiden46665]

90% sure that is what's going to happen here in Canada we just need Justin out and Pierre in

[@jaysonsorensen594]

Trump was one of the worst president's for grain farmers. Also, they have been failing for decades. No savior is going to fix it

[@davidarnovitz628]

Put the pipe and glass down….,,,You elected a convicted criminal con man….

[@Ride4life311]

I’ll bet you guys didn’t know that Polaris is owned by Textron…

[@roger7943]

I'm old enough to remember that. They degraded Polaris too.

[@peterjacobs6290]

Trump, El Niño and a killer crypto/stock market might be enough to save Cat and the whole industry. I swear by a big loop of mule tape in one of my pockets. It’s a tow rope, pull strap, repair strap for a lot of stuff and is super easy to just keep in your pocket.