1960
- Yamaha International Corporation (YIC) founded in U.S. as subsidiary of Nippon Gakki and begins sales of Yamaha Motor products
- Showa Works Ltd. joins Yamaha Motor group
- First Yamaha outboard motor "P-7" released
- First Yamaha FRP boat "CAT-21" and "RUN-13" released and press introduction held at Lake Ashino
1961
- New listing on First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange (Capitalized at 800 million yen, 1.6 million shares)
- First appearance in road race World GP at Round 3, the France GP
- Took 6th place in World GP 250cc class at round 4, the Isle of Man TT Race in Britain
- CAT-21 wins 1st Pacific 1,000 km Motorboat Marathon
1962
- Won Novice 250 and 350cc classes of 1st All Japan Road Race Championship
- Motorcycle development operations transferred from Yamaha Technological Research Institute to YMC headquarters
1963
- Nationwide Yamaha Kai (authorized dealership organization) launched
- First meeting of overseas dealers held
- Pearl Yamaha founded in India as tie-up with local funding and starts production and sales of mopeds
- Won first 250cc class race in road race World GP (Belgium GP)
- Won first 250cc class victory at the Daytona Grand Prix (U.S.)
1964
- Captures first manufacturer and rider titles in 250cc class of the road race World GP
- Siam Yamaha Co., Ltd founded in Thailand
- Won 1st Japan Motocross GP in 251cc and above class
- Recognize by Japan's Ministry of Trade and Industry (MITI) for contribution to exports (recognized again in '66 and'67)
1965
- Tie-up with Toyota Motor Co. to develop and manufacture Toyota 2000GT, model displayed at the Tokyo Motor Show in Oct.
- First Yamaha FRP fishing boat "3rd Fuji Maru" built
1966
- Full export operations transferred from Nippon Gakki to YMC
- Yamaha-built Toyota 2000GT sets world records in 3 speed trials categories and international records in 13 categories
- Technical assistance agreement signed with Kong Hsue Sheh to produce motorcycles in Taiwan
1967
- Computer systems installed at YMC
1968
- Yamaha Motor Europe N.V. (YMENV) founded in the Netherlands
- First Yamaha snowmobile "SL350" exhibited at Chicago Trade Show
- First trail model "DT-1" released
- First Yamaha FRP utility boat models "W-16" and "W-18" released
1969
- Sanshin Industries joins Yamaha Motor group
- Product improvement activities program "IPC" start celebrated
- First Yamaha multipurpose engine model "MT100" released
- Yamaha Test Course opens in Fukuroi, Shizuoka Pref.