Announcement of PersonnelChange

June 13, 2008

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. today announced the following personnel changes, effective June 15, 2008.

Personnel changes in group companies (effective June 15, 2008)

(Name)	(New position)	(Current position)

Yasuji Atsumi	President of Zhuzhou Yamaha Motor Shockabsorber Co., Ltd. (China)	Yamaha Motor Commercial Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (China)

Major business lines of the group companies referenced above:

Zhuzhou Yamaha Motor Shockabsorber Co., Ltd.:
	Manufacture of motorcycle suspensions and their component parts in China
Yamaha Motor Commercial Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.:
	Import, export and wholesale of Yamaha Motor products in China