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2000 - 2009

2000 - 2009

2000

  • IM Division reorganized as in-house company "IM Company"
  • Corporate ties with Toyota Motor Co. strengthened
  • Yamaha Motor Asian Center Co., Ltd. (YMAC) founded in Thailand

2001

  • Toru Hasegawa appointed as fifth YMC president
  • Yamaha builds temporary pool "Suimu 21" for the main competition pool of the 9th World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan
  • Yamaha succeeds in the high-concentration mass culturing of the diatom (microalgae) Chaetoceros

2002

  • Announcement of new three-year plan "NEXT 50"
  • New 4-region headquarters system initiated with newly established headquarters for Asia and Japan added to the existing European and N. American headquarters
  • Limited regional release of the electric commuter motorcycle "Passol"
  • Manufacture of 50cc scooters for the Japanese market shifted to YMT in Taiwan

2003

  • Marine Engine Division reorganized as in-house company "ME Company"
  • Yamaha Motor Distribution Singapore Pte. Ltd. (YDS) founded

2004

  • Start of "YAMAHA CCS 21 Campaign"
  • Won MotoGP rider championship title

2005

  • Takashi Kajikawa appointed as sixth YMC president
  • New medium-term management plan "NEXT 50 - Phase II" announced
  • Yamaha captures MotoGP triple crown by winning the rider, team and manufacturer titles
  • Sales company Yamaha Motor CIS (YMCIS) founded in Russia
  • Life Science Laboratory opened in Fukuroi, Shizuoka, as research and development center for YMC's bio-technology business
 

2006

  • Motorcycle manufacturing factory Yamaha Motor Manufacturing West Java (YMMWJ) founded in Indonesia
  • Mass production of microalgae as a source for the high-potential health additive Astaxanthin begun at factory in Fukuroi, Shizuoka
  • Global Parts Center established in Fukuroi city, Japan and full operations begun
  • Compliance Promotion Committee established

2007

  • Following the recommendation by the Compliance Promotion Committee, governance structure is strengthened
  • "CF Magnesium Diecasting Technology" introduced, and used for the first time in commercial production of a motorcycle rear frame
  • ASTIVO released as Yamaha's first health food product
  • Commencement of manufacturing and sales of motorcycles at Yamaha Motor Philippines, Inc (YMPH) in the Philippines
  • Number of motorcycles produced in Indonesia plants reaches a cumulative total of 10 million units

2008

  • Long-term vision "Frontier 2020" established along with new medium-term management plan as its Phase One
  • Motorcycle manufacturing and marketing joint venture Yamaha Motor Cambodia Co., Ltd. (YMKH) established in Cambodia
  • Motorcycle manufacturing joint venture India Yamaha Motor Private Limited (IYM) established in India with Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
  • Global Training Center established in Indonesia
  • Yamaha Riding Academy training facility for promoting motorcycle riding safety opened in Thailand
  • Yamaha wins MotoGP triple crown of manufacturer, team and rider championships

2009

  • Tsuneji Togami appointed as seventh Yamaha Motor Company president
  • Along with revisions in business result projections, policies of returning to profitability on a consolidated income basis in fiscal 2010 and achieving a consolidated operating income margin of 5% in fiscal 2012 were announced
  • Yamaha Marine Co., Ltd. merged into YMC
  • Use of the new Y.C.A.T. automatic transmission on production mopeds announced
  • Yamaha wins MotoGP triple crown of maker, team and rider championship titles for second year in a row