Johnson / Evinrude were once owned by OMC. They declared bankrupcy back in 2000. OMC also owned several boating lines like Chriscraft, Fourwinds, Seaswirl and others. Many of the brands were sold. Bombardier purchased parts of the business including Johnson and Evinrude.
Here is a link to the OMC organization that describes the business end of the deal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outboar...ne_Corporation