Yamaha Motor Company
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Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
Type Public
Founded July 1, 1955
Headquarters Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan
Revenue 12 billion US$ (2005)
Operating income 900 million US$ (2005)
Net income 550 million US$ (2005)
Employees 39,300 (2005)
Website Yamaha Motor Global
Yamaha Motor Company Limited (ヤマハ発動機株式会社, Yamaha Hatsudōki Kabushiki-gaisha?) (TYO: 7272), a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company (whose HQ is at 2500 Shingai, Iwata, Shizuoka), is part of the Yamaha Corporation. After expanding Yamaha Corporation into the world's biggest piano maker, then Yamaha CEO Genichi Kawakami took Yamaha into the field of motorized vehicles on July 1, 1955. The company's intensive research into metal alloys for use in acoustic pianos had given Yamaha wide knowledge of the making of lightweight, yet sturdy and reliable metal constructions. This knowledge was easily applied to the making of metal frames and motor parts for motorcycles. Yamaha Motor is the world's second largest producer of motorcycles. It also produces many other motorized vehicles such as all-terrain vehicles, boats, snowmobiles, outboard motors, and personal watercraft.
The Yamaha corporate logo is comprised of three tuning forks placed on top of each other in a triangular pattern.
In 2000, Toyota and Yamaha Corporation made a capital alliance where Toyota paid Yamaha Corporation 10.5 billion yen for a 5 per cent share in Yamaha Motor Company while Yamaha and Yamaha Motor each bought 500,000 shares of Toyota stock in return.
SRX
SRX 440
SX R
SX Viper/Venom
Venture
VK 540
VMAX
VMAX SX
Vmax
Vmax-4
SnowblowersYT-600E
YT-600ED
YT-660EDJ
YS-870
YS-870J
YS-1070
YT-1080ED
YT-1080EX
YT-1290EX
YT-1290EXR
YS-1390A
YS-1390AR
Remote-controlled helicoptersYamaha R-50
Yamaha R-MAX
[edit] Outboard motors
4 stroke series
4 stroke jet drive series
2 stroke V6
2 stroke portable / mid range
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