Company says it will no longer make Evinrude outboard boat engines, citing impact from coronavirus. Company president and CEO José Boisjoli said, “Our outboard engines business has been greatly impacted by COVID-19, obliging us to discontinue production of our outboard motors immediately.

What happened to Evinrude outboard motors?

The iconic Canadian outboard motor manufacturer is out of business. It will eliminate 400 jobs at its manufacturing plant in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, just outside of Chicago. “Our outboard engines business has been greatly impacted by Covid-19, obliging us to discontinue production of our outboard motors immediately.

Are 2 stroke outboards still available?

Yamaha and Mercury have stopped producing direct-injection 2-stroke outboards (Tohatsu still builds a few), but the latest-generation 4-strokes weigh the same as 2-strokes and offer the latest digital advances.