{{Short description|American pleasure boat manufacturer}} {{Use American English|date=April 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox company | name = Brunswick Boat Group | logo = Brunswick Boat Group.jpg | type = Division | traded_as = | founder = | defunct = | area_served = | key_people = | industry = Boat building | products = Motorboats | production = | services = | revenue = US$1.0 billion (2012)<ref name="brunswick-glance13">{{cite web | url=http://brunswick.com/_media/pdfs/factsheet_13.pdf | title=Brunswick Corporation At-A-Glance | work=Brunswick Corporation | accessdate=January 5, 2014}}</ref> | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | num_employees = 4,400 <ref name="brunswick-glance13" /> | parent = Brunswick Corporation | subsid = Bayliner, Boston Whaler, Lowe Boats, Sea Ray | foundation = 2000 | location_city = Knoxville, Tennessee | location_country = U.S. | locations = | homepage = }} The '''Brunswick Boat Group''' is an American pleasure boat manufacturer. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, it is the largest maker of such craft in the world. Net sales were US$1.7 billion in 2008,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://brunswick.com/_media/pdfs/factsheet_09.pdf |title=Brunswick Corporation: Fact Sheet |publisher=Brunswick.com |accessdate=2013-08-11}}</ref> and US$1.0 billion in 2012.<ref name="brunswick-glance13" />
The Boat Group makes Sea Ray, Bayliner and Meridian pleasure boats; Boston Whaler, Crestliner, Cypress Cay, Harris (formerly FloteBote), Lowe, Lund, Princecraft fishing, deck and pontoon boats. Brunswick is one of the largest boat makers by units in Europe, with Quicksilver, Uttern and Valiant boat brands. Brunswick also owns the New Zealand boat brand, Rayglass. Brunswick markets its specialty boats through Brunswick Commercial and Government Products. Attwood and Kellogg boat parts and accessories, once a part of the group, are now a part of the Mercury Marine group.<ref name="brunswick-glance13" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-123094591.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026120140/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-123094591.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-10-26 |title=Knoxville, Tenn.-based Brunswick Boat Group regroups to build a better boat |publisher=Highbeam.com |accessdate=2013-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/finance/?cid=9907650 |title=Google Finance: Stock market quotes, news, currency conversions & more |publisher=Google.com |date= |access-date=2012-03-04}}</ref>
==History== The Brunswick Boat Group (BBG) was formed in 2000 to manage the Brunswick Corporation's nearly 45 boat brands. The parent company is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BC. From 2000 to 2005 the BBG doubled in size and acquired 13 additional brands.<ref name="brunswick.com">{{cite web|url=http://brunswick.com/company/history/timeline.php |title=Company | History | Interactive Timeline |publisher=Brunswick |date= |accessdate=2012-03-04}}</ref>
The global economic downturn led the Brunswick Boat Group to close more than a dozen plants and reduce its workforce by about 10% after its sales fell more than 16% in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/finance/?cid=6132392 |title=Sea Ray Boats, Inc.: quotes & news - Google Finance |publisher=Google.com |date= |access-date=2012-03-04}}</ref>
==Subsidiaries== Current subsidiaries include:<ref name="brunswick-glance13" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brunswick.com/brands/marine-boats/print.php |title=Brands | Marine - Boats |publisher=Brunswick |date= |accessdate=2012-03-04}}</ref> {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| * Bayliner * Boston Whaler * Brunswick Commercial & Government Products * Crestliner * Cypress Cay * Freedom Boat Club * Harris Pontoon Boats * Lowe Boats * Lund * Meridian Yachts * Princecraft * Quicksilver * Rayglass * Sea Ray * Uttern * Valiant }}
Former subsidiaries:<ref name="brunswick.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baylinercustomercare.com |title=Bayliner Customer Care |publisher=Bayliner Customer Care |date= |accessdate=2012-03-04}}</ref> {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| * Arriva * Arvor * Attwood {{refn|group=note|name=marinegroup|Now a part of the Mercury Marine group.}} * Cabo Yachts * Cobra * Hatteras Yachts * Kayot * Kellogg Marine {{refn|group=note|name=marinegroup}} * Maxum {{refn|group=note|Discontinued in 2009.}} * Robalo {{refn|group=note|Marine Products Corporation purchased Robalo from Brunswick in June 2001.<ref name="edgar-2003">{{cite web | url=http://thenumbers.marketplace.org/publicradio/action/getedgarwindow?accesscode=118811204000301 | title=Edgar Filing: Marine Products Corp - Form 10-K | publisher=Marketplace | accessdate=January 5, 2014}}</ref>}} * Sealine * Smart Craft {{refn|group=note|name=marinegroup}} * Starcraft Marine * Trophy * US Yachts * Wahoo! {{refn|group=note|Marine Products Corporation acquired the Wahoo! trademark when it purchased Robalo from Brunswick in June 2001.<ref name="edgar-2003" />}} }}
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==See also== * Brunswick Bowling & Billiards, Lake Forest, Illinois * Life Fitness Division, Schiller Park, Illinois * Mercury Marine, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
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== External links == * [http://www.brunswick.com/ Brunswick Boat Group] {{Brunswick}} Category:Brunswick Boat Group