Polaris Opens New Training Facility; SUNY Canton To House Company's Fourth Dealer Training Center in the Country

MINNEAPOLIS--Aug. 2, 20047, 2004--Polaris Industries this week announced plans to establish a dealer training center at the State University of New York campus in Canton, N.Y. The facility, which will continue to house the University's motorsports performance and repair certification program, will also accommodate Polaris dealer training courses year-round.

Through Polaris' Master Service Dealer Training Program, dealers from across the country spend four to five days in training courses for servicing Polaris ATVs, RANGERs, snowmobiles, personal watercraft and Victory motorcycles. SUNY Canton's state-of-the-art lab facility, ease of access and location were major draws for the company to locate there.

"We're very excited to open our newest dealer training center in Canton," said Karl Iverslie, Manager, Tech Service and Warranty, at Polaris. "The University has been great to work with, and its facilities are perfect for our program. With hundreds of Polaris dealers in the northeastern part of the country also made our decision to locate in Canton an easy one."

Polaris currently conducts dealer training courses at Central Tech in Drumright, Okla., at the Polaris America dealership in Conyers, Ga., and at Polaris headquarters in Medina, Minn.

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

"It's been great to welcome Polaris to our University, and we're eager to begin working with the company as its program takes shape," said Mark Hill, powersports instructor at SUNY Canton.

About Polaris

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

Polaris designs, engineers, manufactures and markets snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, personal watercraft, Victory motorcycles and the Polaris RANGER for recreational and utility use.

With annual 2003 sales of more than $1.6 billion, Polaris is a recognized leader in the snowmobile industry; one of the largest manufacturers of all terrain vehicles (ATVs) in the world; and a leading manufacturer of personal watercraft. Victory motorcycles was established in 1998, and represents the first all-new American-made motorcycle in nearly 60 years, is 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.