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Textron Specialized Vehicles recall affects 20,000 ORVs

Dave McMahon — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 20:37:32 +0000

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that Textron Specialized Vehicles is recalling about 20,000 gas-powered E-Z-GO, Cushman and Tracker off-road vehicles. The starter generator wire can be improperly secured, allowing it to come into contact with the vehicle’s exhaust, posing a fire hazard. The number of units affected is 20,573. This recall involves gas-powered ...

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Arctic Cat releases mid-size Blast with $7,695 Snowmageddon pricing

Dave McMahon — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 15:03:37 +0000

Arctic Cat on Monday introduced a brand-new line of 2021 mid-sized snowmobiles called the Blast — a Blast ZR 4000 for the trails, a Blast M 4000 for the mountains and a Blast LT 4000 for utility-cross-over uses. Snowmageddon sales event pricing is as follows: Blast ZR 4000 — $7,695Blast LT 4000 — $8,095Blast M ...

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Textron Q2 results get boost from Specialized Vehicles

Dave McMahon — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 13:49:13 +0000

Textron Inc., parent company of brands including Arctic Cat, today reported second quarter 2019 net income of $0.93 per share, compared to $0.87 per share in the second quarter of 2018. “Operationally, we continued to have solid margin performance across our businesses with improvements in the quarter at Aviation and Industrial, and we remain on ...

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Side-by-side recall related to front suspension arm failure

Dave McMahon — Fri, 24 May 2019 16:07:07 +0000

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that a manufacturer is recalling about 1,700 side-by-sides due to a crash hazard. The front suspension arms can fail, posing a crash hazard. The recall involves all model year 2018 and 2019 Textron Havoc side-by-sides manufactured by Arctic Cat. The two-seat vehicles come in four color combinations: charcoal ...

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Breaking: All-new Tracker UTVs part of new Textron partnership; to be made in Thief, sold at Bass Pro

Dave McMahon — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 16:07:49 +0000

A world leader in technology has united with a world leader in boating to offer breakthrough value, performance and service for off-road vehicles. More than 40 years after revolutionizing the boating industry, Johnny Morris is aligning with Textron Specialized Vehicles Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, to do the same thing again in the ...

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Full presentation at Tracker Boats dealer meeting (video)

Dave McMahon — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 21:46:12 +0000

Jimmy Houston provides the welcome at the Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats, Cabela’s and White River Marine Group dealer meeting in Springfield, Missouri, where the Tracker Off Road partnership with Textron Off Road was announced. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=TP2OK0BbWJA

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Tracker Off Road Product Launch video released

Dave McMahon — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 21:36:06 +0000

Check out the Tracker Off Road “Kick the Dust Up” product launch video complete with your favorite singer as part of the soundtrack here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=kT2KS5s52aE

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Textron Specialized Vehicles president Holleran replaced by Ernest

Dave McMahon — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:49:35 +0000

Textron Inc. this month announced that Scott Ernest, president and CEO of Textron Aviation Inc. since 2011, has been named president and CEO of Textron’s Industrial Segment and of Textron Specialized Vehicles Inc., replacing Kevin Holleran. Ronald Draper, Textron Aviation’s senior vice president, integrated supply chain (Operations), has been named to succeed Scott Ernest as ...

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Textron reports revenue increase in Q4

Kate Swanson — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 16:40:15 +0000

Textron Inc. announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2017, and provided guidance for its 2018 financial outlook. Net earnings for the quarter were reduced by a provisional tax charge of $1.00 per share resulting from the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“the Tax Act”), and $0.14 per ...

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Report: Textron lays off 60 employees in Augusta

Kate Swanson — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 13:34:44 +0000

On Monday, Jan. 22, Textron Specialized Vehicles eliminated 60 positions from its Augusta facility, as part of the company's ongoing integration with Arctic Cat off-road vehicle and Jacobsen turf-care brands, reported The Augusta Chronicle. Brandon Haddock, a Textron spokesman, told the news source that "the affected employees worked in multiple departments throughout the Augusta facility. ...

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