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Yamaha Motor Donates Additional 1.16 Million RMB for China Earthquake Relief

May 19, 2008

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. group companies in China will make an additional donation of 1.16 million RMB (approx. 17.4 million yen) in funds plus relief equipment to assist the Sichuan, China earthquake relief efforts.

This additional donation supplements the company's initial emergency relief funds of one million RMB (approx. 15 million yen) donated to the Japan Red Cross on May 14.

Yamaha Motor wishes to express its sincere condolences to the victims of the earthquake in Sichuan Province, China, and prays for the souls of the deceased. To the many families who have lost their homes and property in this disaster, the company offers its deepest sympathy and wishes for a quick recovery.

Additional Relief Aid

1. Relief funds: 1.16 million RMB (approx. 17.4 million yen)
This amount will be donated by 14 Yamaha Motor group companies in China through the local Red Cross and other relief organizations.
2. Relief equipment: 1,000 sets of warm clothing, 200 cartons of mineral water, 280 tents, etc. worth 126,800 RMB

The 14 Yamaha Motor group companies contributing to the donation are:

Chongqing Jianshe Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Manufacturer of motorcycles)
Chongqing Pingshan TK Carburetor Co., Ltd.
(Manufacturer and assembler of engine parts and components)
Zhuzhou Jianshe Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Manufacturer of motorcycles)
Zhuzhou Yamaha Motor Shockabsorber Co., Ltd. (Manufacturer of motorcycle parts)
Jiangsu Linhai Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Manufacturer and marketer of motorcycles and engines)
Yamaha Motor Taizhou O.P.E. Co., Ltd. (Manufacturer of multipurpose engines)
Sichuan Huachuan Yamaha Motor Parts Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
(Manufacturer and assembler of electrical/electronic parts and components)
Shanghai Yamaha Jianshe Motor Marketing Co., Ltd. (Marketer of Yamaha Motor products)
Yamaha Motor Commercial Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
(Importer and wholesaler of Yamaha Motor products)
Yamaha Motor R&D Shanghai Co., Ltd. (Research and development of Yamaha Motor products)
Yamaha Motor Solutions Xiamen (Developer of computer systems and related operations)
Yantai Melton Mold Co., Ltd. (Manufacturer and marketer of cast parts and related mold design)
Yamaha Motor Electronics Suzhou Co., Ltd. (Manufacturer of electrical/electronic motorcycle parts)
Fuzhou Jiaxin Soqi Power Products Co., Ltd. (Manufacturer and marketer of generators and molds)

Prior to this additional relief aid, the initial aid consisted of one million RMB (approx. 15 million yen) donated to the Japan Red Cross for earthquake relief activities in Sichuan.


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