Announcement of Organizational and Personnel Changes

May 14, 2008

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. today announced the following organizational and personnel changes, effective May 15, 2008.

1. Organizational changes (effective May 15, 2008)

Parts Operations has established a new Accessory Division in order to clarify the direction of the accessories business, improve quality and grow the business from a global viewpoint.

2. Changes in duties of General Managers (effective May 15, 2008)

(Name)	(New position)	(Current position)

Nobuya Hideshima	Senior General Manager of Procurement Operations, Motorcycle Headquarters, and General Manager of Procurement Planning Division, Procurement Operations, Motorcycle Headquarters	Senior General Manager of Procurement Operations, Motorcycle Headquarters

Toshiya Yamashita	Senior Manager of Procurement Planning Division, Procurement Operations, Motorcycle Headquarters	General Manager of Procurement Planning Division, Procurement Operations, Motorcycle Headquarters

Hiroyuki Hoshihara	General Manager of SCM Division, Parts Operations	Senior Manager of SCM Division, Parts Operations

Masaru Ono	General Manager of Accessory Division, Parts Operations	General Manager of SCM Division, Parts Operations

Abbreviations:

SCM: Supply Chain Management