Businessweek

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of motorcycles, marine products, power products, surface mounters, industrial robots, and other products in Japan and internationally. The company offers motorcycles, including sports bikes, trail bikes, road racers, motocrossers, etc.; commuter vehicles, such as scooters and business-use bikes; and recreational vehicles comprising all-terrain vehicles, side by side vehicles, and snowmobiles. It also provides boats, such as powerboats, sailboats, utility boats, and custom boats; marine engines consisting of outboard and electric marine motors; personal watercrafts; electrically power assisted bicycles; automobile engines; industrial-use unmanned helicopters; and golf and land cars. In addition, the company offers power products, which include generators, multipurpose engines, water pumps, snow throwers, etc.; pools, watersliders, and pool-related equipment; intelligent machinery, such as surface mounters, compact industrial robots, etc.; wheelchairs, wheelchair electric drive units, electric wheelchairs, etc.; and parts, accessories, apparel, helmets, engine oil, etc. Further, it provides racing kart engines and multi-purpose engines. Additionally, the company engages in the import and sale of various types of products; development of tourist businesses; management of leisure and recreational facilities; manufacture of motorcycle electric parts; and research and development, and assembly and marketing of motorcycles. It supplies motorcycles and outboard motors to consumer markets, as well as automobile engines to automakers. The company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Shizuoka, Japan.