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Yamaha Motor Company Limited (ヤマハ発動機株式会社) TYO: [7272] , 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.

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Motorcycle models (road)

1996 Yamaha XJ600 Diversion / Seca II.
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1996 Yamaha XJ600 Diversion / Seca II.

Star Motorcycles

Motorcycles (Racing)

Motocross/Enduro

Former World Enduro Champion Stefan Merriman on a Yamaha.
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Former World Enduro Champion Stefan Merriman on a Yamaha.

Electrical vehicle

Motorcycles

Moped

Cart

Wheelchair

Wheelchair upgrade parts

Concept/prototype motorcycle

ATVs

Snowmobiles

Portable Generators

Snowblowers

  • Yamaha R-50
  • Yamaha R-MAX

Outboard Motors

Kart Engines

WRseries 4 stroke

YZseries 2 stroke

KTseries 2stroke

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. 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.

Yamaha also tunes engines for other manufacturers, Toyota being one of them. Yamaha logos are, for instance, found on the Toyota S engines.[link] and also built the Toyota 2000GT and was responsible for the Datsun 240Z

Yamaha is also one of the big 4 companies in the Personal water craft market.

Water purifier

Alkalion purifier

Purifier

Business machines

Robot

Surface mounter

Pool

Golf car

Engine

Underground oil tank

Oil separator

Food additive

Gas heat pump

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