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About Our Company

Inquiries about our corporate organization, operations, business activities, etc.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1 When was Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd founded?
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It was founded on July 1st, 1955.

Q2 Where is the Yamaha Motor's head office located?
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The head office locates at 2500 Shingai, Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan.

Q3 Where can I find Yamaha Motor Group Company?
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Your can find Yamaha Motor Group Company information from the following.

Go to "Group Companies" page

Q4 What was the Yamaha Motor's first production model?
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Yamaha Motor deals with wide range of product lines and here are our first production models of some of our major product lines.

Motorcycle/Commuter vehicles YA-1 (1955) The nickname "Aka-tombo (Red Dragonfly)"
Boats HIFLEX-11 (1962) Japan's first mass-production FRP boats
Outboard Engines P-7A (1960) The origin of the Marine Engine Operation
Snowmobiles SL350 (1968) Developed to use Yamaha's small-engine expertise after motorcycles and outboard motors.

*Please visit "Communication Plaza" site for more detail.

Q5 Does Yamaha Motor have a museum?
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Communication Plaza that displays Yamaha Motor's "Past, Present, and Future" locates at the head office. Please visit the Communication Plaza. Also, please confirm the date when it is open for the public prior to your visit.

Go to "Communication Plaza" page

Q6 Do you offer tours at Yamaha Motor's facilities?
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We currently do not offer any factory tours for the public. However, our Communication Plaza that displays Yamaha Motor's "Past, Present, and Future" locates at the head office. Please visit the Communication Plaza. Also, please confirm the day it is open for the public prior to your visit.

Go to "Communication Plaza" page

Q7 Where can I get information on Yamaha Motor's future products, etc. that haven't been released to the public?
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Regarding with Yamaha Motor's future products that haven't been released to the public, at the time of the product release, we release the information via Yamaha Motor's Web sites and mass media such as television, printed materials etc. of relevant countries. We would like to refrain from making any comments on the information of our future product planning prior to its release to the public.

Q8 I would like to know Yamaha Motor's Career opportunity information.
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At the head office of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd in Japan, we currently do not hiring anyone from overseas. Please look for career opportunity information in the Yamaha Motor Web sites of your country.

Go to "Global Links" page

Q9 Who do I contact if I want to sell Yamaha Motor's products at my shop or to become a Yamaha Motor's dealer?
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You may want to look for dealer information in the Yamaha Motor Web sites of your country.

Go to "Global Links" page

Q10 How can I find the information of what I am looking?
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You can visit our "Site Map" page or use our Web site's search engine. Simply enter a key word(s) of your searching information in the search engine window locates upper area (header) of each of our web pages.

Q11 I cannot find the answer to my query in the FAQs list.
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