

David Johnson and several employees created the prototype in 1954 while Edgar was on a business trip. These vehicles' primary use was to make hunting locations more accessible. David Johnson and company employees Paul Knochenmus and Orlen Johnson, who was the first person to ride a Polaris, decided to create a vehicle that could travel through snow. Edgar had dropped out of school after the eighth grade in 1934. Germain, Wisconsin as the father of the snowmobile, David Johnson, and Edgar's brother Allan Hetteen were partners in Hetteen Hoist and Derrick in Roseau, Minnesota. Polaris RZR ATV used by firefighters in the Kaibab National ForestĮdgar Hetteen, who was described by the Snowmobile Hall of Fame in St. Both the Victory and Indian motorcycle brands are American made with complete powertrains and vehicle assembly located in Osceola, Wisconsin and Spirit Lake, Iowa, respectively. The vast majority of powertrain and vehicles for the off-road line are manufactured in the Osceola and Roseau facilities, respectively. Components manufactured in Osceola, Wisconsin and the vehicle assembly in Roseau, Minnesota.

In 2010, Polaris relocated a portion of its utility and sport vehicle assembly to Mexico. Since that time Polaris has continued to develop their in-house engine production capacity, now designing and manufacturing all of their own power plants, while maintaining the partnership with Subaru. Starting in 1995 with the Polaris Magnum 425 4-stroke ATV and in 1997, with the introduction of the "twin 700" snowmobile engine Polaris started the development and production of in-house produced power plants, known as the "Liberty" line of engines, now found in many models across their current production lines. Robin (a subsidiary of Subaru Corporation) previously developed and supplied all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and snowmobile engines for Polaris Inc. The company was originally named Polaris Industries Inc. Polaris produced personal watercraft from 1994–2004. The company manufactured motorcycles through its Victory Motorcycles subsidiary until January 2017, and currently produces motorcycles through the Indian Motorcycle subsidiary, which it purchased in April 2011. The company's corporate headquarters is in Medina, Minnesota. Polaris was founded in Roseau, Minnesota, where it still has engineering and manufacturing. is an American manufacturer of motorcycles, snowmobiles, ATV, and neighborhood electric vehicles.
