Minneapolis - Polaris
Industries Inc. announced that the one millionth product, an orange
Polaris Ranger 800 midsize side-by-side vehicle, rolled off its Spirit Lake, IA,
assembly line on Tuesday.
"One million units built marks an extraordinary milestone
for our Spirit Lake operation," Bennett Morgan, Polaris
President and COO, said. "For nearly two decades Spirit Lake
has been a manufacturing center of excellence and a vital contributor to our
success. Thanks to the adaptability of both our outstanding people and
the facility itself, Spirit
Lake has, in its 18 year
history, produced each of our product lines (snowmobiles, ATVs, side-by-sides
and motorcycles)."
The Spirit
Lake facility was
established in 1994 and has increased employment from 477 in 2009 and currently
employs 750 people while operating three production lines building
Polaris Rangerss and Victory motorcycles. A second facility adjacent to
the main Spirit Lake
plant manufactures the Indian Motorcycle, and a third facility in Milford, IA,
manufactures GEM (Global Electric Motorcar).
