| There are four major manufacturers that build snowmobiles. They are: Arctic Cat - headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN; BRP - headquartered in Valcourt, Quebec; Polaris Industries - headquartered in Medina, MN; and Yamaha Motor Corporation - headquartered in Cypress, CA.
In 2008 there were 163,753 snowmobiles sold worldwide; 79,552 were sold in the U.S. and 50,556 were sold in Canada.
The average suggested retail price of a new snowmobile sold in 2007 was $8,800 (US Funds).
The number of Snowmobile Dealers:
United States - 2172
Canada - 1154
Scandinavia - 430
There are approximately 1.62 million registered snowmobiles in the US and 708,490 registered snowmobiles in Canada.
From the ISMA website
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