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Indian Motorcycle (or Indian) is an American brand of motorcycles owned and produced by automotive manufacturer Polaris Inc. [1] [2]. Originally produced from 1901 to 1953 in Springfield, Massachusetts, Hendee Manufacturing Company initially produced the motorcycles, but the name was changed to the Indian Motocycle Company in 1923.
Polaris was founded in Roseau, Minnesota, where it still has engineering and manufacturing facilities. [3] The company manufactured motorcycles through its Victory Motorcycles subsidiary until January 2017, and currently produces motorcycles through the Indian Motorcycle subsidiary, [3] which it purchased in April 2011. [4]
Victory Motorcycles was an American motorcycle brand based in Spirit Lake, Iowa, United States.It began selling its vehicles in 1998, and began winding down operations in January 2017 to be succeeded by the revived traditional American motorcycle brand Indian, which are both (since 2011) owned by parent company Polaris Industries.
Polaris Industries may be better known by its snowmobiles and off- road vehicles, but its big bet on buying Indian Motorcycles in 2011 shows the company is positioning itself for a much bigger ...
Polaris Industries cruised slowly past both revenue and earnings estimates when it released its fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before the market open today. Shares, however, opened down ...
Polaris is among the global sales leaders for both snowmobiles and off-road vehicles and has established a presence in the heavyweight cruiser and touring motorcycle market with the Victory and ...
The Indian FTR (formerly FTR 1200) is a standard motorcycle manufactured by Polaris Inc. under the Indian Motorcycle marque since 2019. [2] [3]The FTR1200 and its derivative, the FTR1200S, have been noted as having design cues from the sport of flat track racing, including the airbox location, dual exhaust pipes, lightweight appearance, in contradistinction to the usual American cruiser ...
In 2011, Polaris Industries bought the Indian Motorcycle Company. For the 2015 model year, under Polaris's ownership, Indian introduced a new Scout model. The 2015 Scout is a cruiser with a 1,133 cc (69.1 cu in) liquid-cooled, V-twin engine and a frame formed by multiple aluminum alloy castings bolted to each other and to the engine. [35]