Yamaha Motors History
Yamaha Motor Company Limited a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company, was initially 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. 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.
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.
In 2005, Yamaha announced the creation of "Star Motorcycles," a new standalone brand name for its cruiser series of motorcycles. Although a separate brand, Star motorcycles continue to be sold at Yamaha dealerships.
Other Vehicles
Yamaha has also built engines for other manufacturers' vehicles, most notably the V-6 and V-8 engine for the Ford Taurus SHO. The Volvo XC90 uses a larger version of the same Yamaha V-8 engine, as will a future Lincoln automobile. They also built Formula One racing engines from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s, with little on track success.
Yamaha also tunes engines for other manufacturers, Toyota being one of them. Yamaha logos are, for instance, found on the Toyota S engines. Yamaha is also one of the big 4 companies in the Personal water craft market.
Water purifier
Alkalion purifier
- OH-A21N
Purifier
- OH-U20-SA2
- OH-U20-SB1
- OH-U30-HS
- OH-U30-KA4
- OH-U30-SB3
- OH-U40-KA2
- OH-U40-SB1
Business machines
Robot
Surface mounter
Pool
CNC machine
Golf car
- G31E
- G31AL
Engine
- MT series (2 stroke)
- MZ series (4 stroke)
Underground oil tank
- My Tank
Oil separator
- Pattol series
Food additive
Gas heat pump
- M series
- SH series
- 3HP multi
- Living mate
- YCJ series