Polaris to Open New Training Facility; Dekalb Technical College to House Company's Fourth Training Center in the Country

MINNEAPOLIS--Oct. 19, 2005--Polaris Industries this week announced plans to establish a dealer training center at Dekalb Technical College in Clarkston, Ga., near Atlanta. The facility, which will continue to house the college's Motorcycle Service Technology certification program, also will accommodate Polaris dealer training courses year-round.

Through Polaris' Master Service Dealer Training Program, dealers from across North America spend four to five days in training courses for servicing Polaris ATVs, RANGERs and Victory Motorcycles. Dekalb Technical College's ease of access, location and passion for industry partnerships were major considerations for the company to locate there.

"We're very excited to open our newest dealer training center at DeKalb Tech," said Chris Wolf, Service Dealer Development Manager at Polaris. "The college has been great to work with, and its facilities are perfect for our program. With hundreds of Polaris dealers in the southeastern part of the country, our decision to locate in the Atlanta area was an easy one."

Polaris currently conducts dealer training courses at Central Tech in Drumright, Okla., at the State University of New York (SUNY) in Canton, N.Y. and at Polaris headquarters in Medina, Minn. The first training course was held on Oct. 17, 2005.

By hosting the program on its campus, Dekalb Technical College will have access to Polaris products for use in its own certification program.

"It's been great to welcome Polaris to our college, and we're eager to begin working with the company as its program takes shape," said Mike Sachs, Motorcycle Service Technology instructor at Dekalb Technical College.

About Polaris

Information about the complete line of Polaris products, apparel and vehicle accessories is available from authorized Polaris dealers or from the Polaris homepage at www.polarisindustries.com.

With annual 2004 sales of $1.8 billion, Polaris designs, engineers, manufactures and markets snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), Victory motorcycles and the Polaris RANGER for recreational and utility use.

Polaris is a recognized leader in the snowmobile industry; and one of the largest manufacturers of ATVs in the world. Victory motorcycles, established in 1998 and representing the first all-new American-made motorcycle from a major company in nearly 60 years, are rapidly making impressive in-roads into the motorcycle cruiser marketplace. Polaris also enhances the riding experience with a complete line of Pure Polaris apparel, accessories and parts, available at Polaris dealerships.

Polaris Industries Inc. trades on the New York Stock Exchange and Pacific Stock Exchange under the symbol "PII", and the Company is included in the S&P Small-Cap 600 stock price index.

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