I just read where Bombardier is moving the BPR production to mexico due to cheaper labor. What do you think this will do to quality?

 

Dude are you sure?

Holy **** - I'm glad I didn't buy Bombs when is that going to happen ?

 

It must cost too to heat their factory up here, but for how long. (climate change) They will be moving back because of too much cost for air-conditioning in Mexico which I bet they never even included in their move.

Yo Yo's,

 

We've discussed this already.
Quality control is moving with them so we, the consumer, shouldn't notice any change. Not even in the price, even though the cost to manufacture will be lower.

I've remained a Raider fan all of these years so I can't see jumping ship on Bomb![img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

Well said. I still claim the niners, and I am going to proudly ride my bomb!

 

The following was posted by Jackrabbit in our previous discussion on this topic. This should pretty well clear it up.

Ron

Mon December 05, 2005 12:13 PM



I live in Quebec, less than 20 miles from the Valcourt plant. I know many people who actually work at the plant where they make the ATVs. Let me clarify a few things a read in this tread.

1) Being laid off is always sad, but at least BRP was decent enough to to give employees a 1-2 year head start to look for another job. Perhaps, most of these employees will be relocated to another production line if things go well.

2) Bombardier and BRP are now two separate companies. Originately when Bombardier received grants from the governments, it was mainly to allow expansion in the train / airplane division. I don't think BRP ever received grants for the recreational division.

3) Surprisingly, from what I heard, the BRP plants do not have a union. The Bombardier family always treated their employees with respect, so nobody wants in union in the shop. I was very surprised when I learned this, because Quebec has the largest percentage of unionized employees, 40% of the work force (in my opinion, a very sad statistics ...)

4) When the announcement was made, employees were sad but not angry against BRP. The ATV division is still very young, so volume is still not high enough to produce profits. It was better to move the ATV manufacture to Mexico and keep the more profitable SKI-DOO and SEE-DOO divisions in Quebec, instead of risking to loose all of them in a few years.

P.S. I don't work for BRP, but I own a 2003 Bombardier Traxter Max.

 

so they are movinf to Mexio for cheaper labor, shame the consumer will not see the difference if anything a increase.

 

The primary reason is profitability while remaining competative. We will see a benefit in that the prices will not be going up near as dramatically if they were to stay where they are......... but don't get me started on this again.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

Ron

 

From the "Over The Bars" section of Dirt Wheels...

Yes, the maker of the Outlander 800, DS250 and many other great
ATV's is making a move. Recently Bombardier Recreational Products
Inc. has informed its employees in Valcourt, Quebec and Gunskirchen,
Austria that it will transfer their vehicle assembly and the engine
manufacturing operations of its ATVs to Mexico.

The external pressures brought on by a strong Canadian dollar and
Asian competition compelled the company to turn to a low-cost
country to increase profitability. This decision will call for a $30 million
investment over the next three years. What this will do to the quality
of the BRP lineup is yet to be known.

 

I am a Bronco fan and will never leave them, and the same goes for bomb. Those who have bombs and like them should stay loyal unless the product quality fails. This will only take time to see. The sad note is the people who are losing their jobs.