Polaris is to donate $1m to advance ATV and UTV safety through its home state's 4-H Youth Development program - part of University of Minnesota's plan to expand critical all-terrain and utility vehicle safety education and training programs. 4-H adult volunteers will also have the opportunity to be certified in the ATV Safety Institute's "Train-the-Trainer" safety certification.
Polaris Inc. (NYSE: PII) declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.67 per share payable on September 15, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 2, 2025.
Dainese, the Italian motorcycle gear and apparel company, has been sold by Carlyle Group for € 1 to London based Arcmont Asset Management and HPS Investment Partners. The transfer of ownership follows a period of financial losses at Dainese, with the company reportedly being some € 300m in debt. The new owners have acquired Dainese as part of a restructuring plan - essentially a debt for equity swap (aka a 'debtor in possession' acquisition) that gets Carlyle off the hook for part of their original acquisition cost only. This is the latest stage in a fall from grace at the hands of sequential Private Equity investors. Founder Leo Dainese first sold the business he had loving built to Investcorp (the Bahrain Sovereign Wealth Fund) for € 285m in 2014. Investcorp financed that acquisition with credit provided by Arcmont and HPS. Investcorp flipped Dainese to Carlyle Group for an eyewatering enterprise value of € 630 million in 2022.
An 11-year-old youth motocross racer - Raycin Kyler of Florida - made history as the first female to capture the AMA National Championship in an open class (65 cc, 10-11 Limited class) at the 44th Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship (the world's single-largest motocross event) at the Loretta Lynn ranch.
At the end of July, Zero Motorcycles announced that it had made the first dealer deliveries of its X Line models to dealers. "The delivery of the first X Line bikes is a major milestone for Zero and for the future of off-road EV performance," said CEO Sam Paschel. "It's the start of a new chapter in how adventure riding is experienced. With the XB [$4,395] and XE [$6,495], we're making electric motorcycles more accessible and approachable for riders everywhere. Over the next two years, we will introduce six new models priced under $10,000 across multiple new vehicle segments, expanding access to more riders."
