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Yamaha Motor Co. , Ltd.
Type Public
Founded July 1, 1955
Headquarters Flag of Japan 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. Public is of or pertaining to the people relating to or affecting a nation state or community opposed to private; as the public treasury a road or lake "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) is a city located in Shizuoka, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1948. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services In financial and business Accounting, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT is a measure of a firm's profitability that excludes interest and income tax expenses Net income is equal to the Income that a firm has after subtracting costs and Expenses from the total Revenue. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The, or TSE, located in Tokyo, Japan, is the second largest Stock exchange market in the world by market value second only to the New York Stock For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. is a city located in Shizuoka, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1948. 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 piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Genichi Kawakami (川上源一 Kawakami Gen'ichi, January 30, 1912 &ndash May 25, 2002) was the president of the Yamaha Corporation "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) 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. An alloy is a Solid solution or Homogeneous mixture of two or more elements, at least one of which is a Metal, which itself has 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. MotorCycle is the title of a 1993 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records. It also produces many other motorized vehicles such as all-terrain vehicles, boats, snowmobiles, outboard motors, and personal watercraft. An all-terrain vehicle (ATV is defined by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI as a vehicle that travels on low pressure tires with a seat that is straddled by A boat is a Watercraft of modest size designed to float or plane on water and provide transport over it A snowmobile (known locally as snowmachine, snowsled or by the Brandname Ski-Doo) is a land vehicle that is commonly propelled by An outboard motor is a propulsion system for smaller Boats General uses Outboard motors for a Boat are developed as a self-contained A personal water craft ( PWC) is a Recreational Watercraft that the rider sits or stands on rather than inside

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In 2000, Toyota and Yamaha Corporation made a capital alliance where Toyota paid Yamaha Corporation 10. (pronounced) is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Japan, and is currently the world's largest Automaker. 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.

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Racing heritage

See also: Yamaha Motor Racing

Yamaha has a long racing heritage where it has had its machines and team win many different competitions in many different areas, for example both road and off road racing, also Yamaha has had great success with riders such as Bob Hannah, Heikki Mikkola, Kenny Roberts, Chad Reed, Stefan Merriman, Wayne Rainey, and the latest, Valentino Rossi. Yamaha Motor Racing is the official factory team of Yamaha in MotoGP. Robert "Hurricane" Hannah (born September 26, 1956 in Lancaster California) was one of the most successful Motocross racers in American Heikki Antero Mikkola (born July 6, 1945 in Mikkeli, Finland) was a four time World Champion Motocross racer Kenneth Leroy Roberts born in Modesto California is a former motorcycle racer and the first American to win the 500cc Road Racing World Championship. Chad Reed (born in 1982 in Kurri Kurri, Australia) is an Australian Supercross champion winning the U Stefan Merriman is a New Zealand born Australian Enduro rider who currently rides for the UFO Yamaha team in the World Enduro Championship Wayne Wesley Rainey, born in Downey California, United States, is an American former Grand Prix Motorcycle road racer Valentino Rossi (born February 16 1979 in Urbino) is an Italian professional motorcycle racer and multiple MotoGP World Champion Yamaha is known to those who are older in age as the designer of the modern motocross bike, as they were the first to build a production mono-shock motocross bike (1975 for 250 and 400, 1976 for 125) and one of the first to have a water-cooled motocross production bike (1981, but 1977 in works bikes).

Since 1962 ,Yamaha produced production road racing grand prix motorcycles that any licensed road racer could purchase. Overview A Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix was first organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM in 1949 In 1970, Non-factory "privateer" teams dominated the 250cc World Championship with Great Britain’s Rodney Gould winning the title on a Yamaha TD2. Reference Rodney Gould career statistics at MotoGPcom Yamaha TD2 is a road racing motorcycle made by Yamaha between 1969 and 1970

Motorcycle models

Main article: List of Yamaha motorcycles

Yamaha has made an extensive number of two- and four-stroke scooters, on-road and off-road motorcycles. List of Yamaha motorcycles See also Yamaha Motor Company 2-Stroke CR5 CS3 CS5 The Yamaha XS 650, introduced in 1970, was such an overwhelming success that it crippled the British monopoly of vertical twin motorcycles. When the Yamaha XS 650 was launched in 1968 it had one of the most advanced engines in its class of large parallel twin motorcycles.

Electrical vehicles

Motorcycles

Mopeds

See also List of scooters

Golf carts

Yamaha G1
Yamaha Drive

Personal Watercraft

Wheelchairs

Wheelchair upgrade parts

All-Terrain Vehicles

Snowmobiles

Yamaha has recently claimed a 100% four-stroke snowmobile line-up, making them the only snowmobile manufacturer to do so. The Yamaha Gladiator alias YBR 125 is a 125cc Motorcycle, developed by Yamaha Motor Company YAMAHA Gladiator Manufacturer List of scooter (two-wheeled vehicle models per manufacturer Aprilia Aprilia Area 51 Atlantic A nickel-metal hydride battery, abbreviated NiMH, is a type of Rechargeable battery similar to a nickel-cadmium ( Ni[[Cadmium Cd]] battery Lithium-ion batteries (sometimes abbreviated Li-ion batteries) are a type of Rechargeable battery in which a Lithium ion moves between the Anode The Yamaha FS1-E is one of the definitive 1970s sports Mopeds They were produced in their un-restricted form between The Yamaha QT50 Yamahopper is a Moped produced by the Yamaha Motor Company from 1979 through 1987 WaveRunner is the trademarked name of Personal water craft (PWC produced by the Yamaha Motor Company, but the term "waverunner" has become a The Yamaha YFZ450 is a high-performance four-stroke ATV(All-Terrain Vehicle The Yamaha Raptor 660R is a sport All terrain vehicle made by Yamaha with a 660cc single cylinder 5 valve 4 stroke engine. The Banshee 350, manufacturer designation YFZ350 is a Two-stroke All-Terrain Vehicle produced by Yamaha. The Yamaha Grizzly is a large utility all-terrain vehicle manufactured by the Yamaha Motor Company. Today Internal combustion engines in cars, Trucks motorcycles aircraft construction machinery and many others most commonly use a four-stroke cycle. In Canada though, there are still three models that Yamaha manufactures that are still 2 stroke. They are the Bravo, VK 540 and the Venture XL. Yamaha had introduced four-strokes to their line-up in 2003 and the line-up became four-stroke based for model year 2005. Many say that Yamaha has proven snowmobiles can be clean, efficient, and reliable all while maintaining strong performance. The RX-1 released in 2003 was the first performance-oriented four-stroke snowmobile to ever hit the market. It was not, however, the first modern four-stroke snowmobile produced. That honor belongs to Arctic Cat for their Yellowstone Special, released in 2000, which was designed as a rental sled that could meet Yellowstone National Park's stringent emission requirement. Arctic Cat (is a North American manufacturer of Snowmobiles and All-terrain vehicles. Emission standards are requirements that set specific limits to the amount of Pollutants that can be released into the environment However, the Yamaha received much criticism for its weight disadvantage when compared to similar two-strokes, despite its excellent fuel economy and low-range torque. A torque (τ in Physics, also called a moment (of force is a pseudo- vector that measures the tendency of a force to rotate an object about Yamaha is now on the cutting edge of four-stroke technology with the introducing of their 80FI engine which is equipped on the Phazer and Venture Lite models. This engine has one of the highest specific output of any four-stroke in production, with 160 HP/L, Yamaha achieves this even without the use of a forced induction system. Forced induction is a term used to describe Internal combustion engines that are not naturally aspirated. Yamaha is also a key player in the "four-stroke wars", which are a series of advertisements from opponent Ski-Doo who claim their 2-tec and power-tek equipped two-strokes are still cleaner and more efficient than four-strokes, while Yamaha still claims the four-strokes are cleaner. Ski-Doo redirects here for a snowmobile see Snowmobile. Bombardier Recreational Products or BRP is a Canadian company Yamaha also broke a multi-year absence from sno-cross in the winter of 2006-07 with their introduction of a factory race team headed by former Arctic Cat racer Robbie Malinoski. Arctic Cat (is a North American manufacturer of Snowmobiles and All-terrain vehicles.

Current line-up

Significant previously produced models

Snowblowers

Remote-controlled helicopters

Outboard motors



Kart engines

KT series 2 stroke

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. Phazer is the name of a model of Snowmobile produced by the Yamaha Motor Corporation. Phazer is the name of a model of Snowmobile produced by the Yamaha Motor Corporation. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV is an unpiloted Aircraft. UAVs can be remote controlled or fly autonomously based on pre-programmed flight plans or more complex dynamic In 1984 Yamaha Motor Corporation signed a contract with Ford Motor Company to develop produce and supply a compact 60° DOHC V6 engine for transverse Ford Motor Company had worked with Yamaha Motor Corporation to develop the compact DOHC V6 Ford SHO V6 engine for the 1989 Ford Taurus The Ford Taurus is an Automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States. The Volvo XC90 uses a larger version of the same Yamaha V-8 engine. The Volvo XC90 is a Mid-size luxury Crossover SUV produced by Volvo Cars since it was unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show 2002 They also built Formula One racing engines from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s, with little on track success. In 1991, Yamaha developed its F1 engined supercar called the OX99-11 where two drivers sit in tandem in front of the engine, but the project was canned due to the world recession and lack of interest. Supercar is a term generally used for a high-end Sports car, whose performance is highly superior to that of its contemporaries The Yamaha OX99-11 was a Sports car designed by Yamaha subsidiary Ypsilon Technology and IAD an English engineering consultancy which was supposed to come out in

Yamaha also tunes engines for other manufacturers, Toyota being one of them. (pronounced) is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Japan, and is currently the world's largest Automaker. Yamaha logos are, for instance, found on the Toyota S engines. The Toyota S Series engines are a family of Straight-4 engines with displacement from 1 [1].

Yamaha developed a prototype for a two-seater sports car with help of Albrecht Goertz. Albrecht Goertz (en Count Albrecht von Goertz) ( January 12, 1914 - October 27, 2006) was a German who designed cars for While the Yamaha/Nissan partnership never progressed beyond the prototype stage, Toyota took up the design and released the Toyota 2000GT. The Toyota 2000GT was a Sports car produced in very limited numbers by Toyota in Japan. [2]

Yamaha is also one of the big 4 companies in the Personal water craft market. A personal water craft ( PWC) is a Recreational Watercraft that the rider sits or stands on rather than inside

Water purifier

Alkalion purifier

Purifier

Business machines

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