1979 SNOWMOBILE SALES JUMPS 46%

October 1979 - The International Snowmobile Association (ISIA) reported that 1979 snowmobile sales of the 1979 model snowmobiles jumped 46% higher than the sales 1978 models.
   Total retail sales of all new snowmobiles, including earlier year models from inventory, climbed 18% above the levels of the previous year. Sales increase was most vigorous in the U.S. where a 24% increase was noted, ISIA reported. New retail sales in Canada were about the same as the previous year.
   Snowmobile production for the past year climbed nearly 47% to a total of 268,000 units.