ARCTIC TO MAKE KAWASAKI/SNO-JET SNOWMOBILES

May 1976 - A 1976 Press Release  from Arctic Cat says that Arctic Enterprises, Inc. will manufacture snowmobiles for Kawasaki Motors Corporation, USA, beginning with the 1977 model line at its plant in Thief River Falls, Minn.  The contract between the companies is for three years, and calls for Arctic to manufacture a minimum of 10,000 Kawasaki/Sno-Jet sleds for the first year.
   Earlier this year, Kawasaki purchased the tooling and manufacturing rights for the Sno-Jet line from Conroy, Inc. Arctic had assembled Sno-Jet's 1976 models.
   Kawasaki's research and development center in Shakopee, Minn. will be responsible for product engineering and improvements for the Sno-Jet line, including a new Kawasaki engine that will be used in more than half of the Sno-Jets to be built by Arctic this year.  The Shakopee facility will continue to plan the development of a completely new line of snowmobiles that will be sold beginning with the 1977-78 season.