About YMA

Yamaha Motor Australia was incorporated in June 1983, becoming part of a large international corporation with subsidiaries all over the world.

Yamaha Motor Australia Pty. Ltd. commenced distribution in New South Wales on July 1st, 1983, and on September 1st, of the same year, took on the Victorian distribution. On April 1st, 1987 and July 1st, 1989 respectively, Yamaha commenced Western Australian and Queensland distribution.

Yamaha purchased the new Spare Parts warehouse at Wetherill Park in April 1989 so that national distribution of spare parts could be centralised. In April 1990, Yamaha Head Office was also relocated to Wetherill Park , adjacent to the National Spare Parts warehouse.

To diversify its activities in Australia , Yamaha proceeded to purchase Rose Bay Marina and Dory's Seafood Restaurant in December 1987. In July 1989, Addfast Accessories (wholesaler of motorcycle accessories) was acquired. In September 1989, Yamaha commenced production of fiberglass boats at its new subsidiary company, Southwind Marine Products Pty. Ltd. Located at Ourimbah, north of Sydney . Further diversification in the marine field took place in April 1990, with the acquisition of Bob McKay International Marinas Pty. Ltd. (marina construction) based in Queensland.

Yamaha has continued over the years to successfully introduce new products into the marketplace. It has always met market demand by offering better quality, higher performance products that fully utilize Yamaha's advanced technology. These products have become part of a wide range of recreational items and industrial products, such as motorcycles, scooters, four-wheelers, snowmobiles, outboards, water vehicles, boats, golf cars, go kart engines, power generators, water and sludge pumps, industrial engines and accessories.

Yamaha Motor Co. Japan

We at Yamaha Motor are committed to creating a higher level of customer satisfaction, using our ingenuity and enthusiasm to enrich people's lives.

The Iwata factories at the Yamaha Motor Head Office in the city of Iwata , Shizuoka Prefecture are the nucleus of the factories of the Yamaha Motor Group in Japan , and they are run in close connection with each other to manufacture high-quality products. The motorcycle-related factories are mainly located in Shizuoka Prefecture and the marine product-related factories are located across Japan .

Founded: July 1, 1955

• Capital: 48,300 million yen (as of December 31, 2007)
• President: Takashi Kajikawa
• Employees (Consolidated): 46,850 (as of December 31, 2007)
  Parent: 9,019 (as of December 31, 2007)
• Sales (Consolidated): 1,756,707 million yen (from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007)
  Parent: 799,209 million yen (from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007)
  
• Sales Distribution: Sales by product (%): Motorcycles 60.1%, Marine Products 16.5%, Power products 15.1%, Others 8.3%
  Sales by region (%): North America 27.0%, Europe 21.5%, Asia 28.6%, Japan 10.3%, Others 12.6%

Business

Manufacture and sales of motorcycles, scooters, electro-hybrid bicycles, boats, sail boats, Water Vehicles, pools, utility boats, fishing boats, outboard motors, diesel engines, 4-wheel ATVs, side-by-side vehicles, racing karts, golf cars, multi-purpose engines, generators, water pumps, snowmobiles, small-sized snow throwers, automotive engines, intelligent machinery, industrial-use remote control helicopters, electrical power units for wheelchairs, helmets. Biotechnological production, processing and sales of agricultural and marine products and microorganisms. Import and sales of various types of products, development of tourist businesses and management of leisure, recreational facilities and related services.