Nick Kaplanis is the owner of Northwest All-Terrain Vehicles, and distributor for Canada XBH. The company was established in 1986 and has over 33 years of business experience in Northwestern Ontario. The expertise in all terrain travel was acquired hands-on and the unique blend of mechanical, hydraulic, electrical and most importantly, amphibious challenges led to the designing of a machine that would do it all. In 2017, Nick discovered that there was a well established manufacturer in China which was producing the XBH, an amphibious all-terrain vehicle made specifically for extreme terrain and climates. There was no representation for XBH in Canada. Nick was invited by company president, Mr. WenLiang Jia, to visit their plant. The engineers were extremely co-operative and I was impressed with their attention to even the smallest details.

Continuing to build a vehicle to the highest quality standards is a first priority for XBH. Believe me, after you drive an XBH you won’t want to drive anything else. Nick introduced all of the important ideas, design specifications, accessories, and power train changes inspired by the Canadian outdoorsman. XBH listened and without hesitation Mr. Jia agreed to build a vehicle specific for Canada. The relationship was quickly recognized and the factory made the necessary plans to begin assembly of the XBH Canadian Edition. Nick returned to China a year later where we put the vehicle through very rigorous testing, and when finished, immediately agreed that Canada would be the next location to introduce the XBH. We chose to name the vehicle “ENDURANCE”, which I believe, signifies the design, quality and reliability of a vehicle with the ultimate durability. more... See more text