Originally Posted by
Noelm
The conspiracy theories are starting to surface on the US sites, making noises that Mercury somehow underhandedly purchased Evinrude to close them down, there is no truth what so ever in that, both companies are public listed and such a deal would be disclosed. In fact, the whole financial deal is quite complicated Bombardier in fact do not own BRP (Bombardier Recreational Products, that then has the "sideline" marine section) that seperate company was (I think) spun off and sold to Bain 50% share and two other major investors, these three then somehow made money selling shares, while retaining full control, and in the end "they" couldn't see a decent return on their investment. How good old carby 2 strokes are or how good an e-tec is doesn't matter, just as changing oil in a 4 stroke, or service every 3 or 5 years, the masses didn't embrace the feeble attempt at marketing advantage and the company pulled the pin.