BRP Reacts to U.S. Department of Commerce Ruling on Japanese Outboard Engine Dumping

STURTEVANT, Wis.--Aug. 6, 2004--BRP US Inc. welcomes today's ruling by the United States Department of Commerce (DOC), which found significant dumping of outboard engines on the part of Yamaha Motor Corporation. DOC has ruled that a duty of 22.52% will apply to all Japanese-made engines and powerheads imported into the U.S. beginning next week.

"Today's announcement confirms that Yamaha has competed unfairly by selling outboard engines in the United States below what they sell in Japan," said Roch Lambert, Executive Vice-President. "The corrective action that will result from this ruling, which affects all Japanese manufacturers, should contribute towards returning the American market to a level playing field," concluded Lambert.

BRP offers a broad range of American designed and manufactured outboard engines to meet the needs of consumers in the U.S. and worldwide, including the new, state-of-the-art Evinrude E-TEC engines.

BRP is a world leader in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and marketing of Sea-Doo(R) watercraft and sport boats, Ski-Doo(R) and Lynx(TM) snowmobiles, Johnson(R) and Evinrude(R) outboard engines, direct injection technologies such as Evinrude E-TEC(TM), Bombardier(i) all-terrain vehicles (ATV), Rotax(TM) engines and karts.

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