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Announcement of Personnel Changes

July 13, 2010

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes, effective July 15, 2010.

	1. Changes in duties of Executive Officers

		(Name)	(New position)	(Current position)

		Hajime Yamaji	President of Yamaha Motor Europe N.V. and President of Yamaha Motor Middle Europe B.V.	President of Yamaha Motor Europe N.V.

		Toshizumi Kato	Senior General Manager of Sales Section, Motorcycle Business Operations	Senior General Manager of Sales Section, Motorcycle Business Operations, and General Manager of Motorcycle Sales Division, Sales Section, Motorcycle Business Operations

	2. Changes in duties of General Managers

		(Name)	(New position)	(Current position)

		Kimiaki Nakamura	General Manager of Corporate Quality Assurance Division, Product Assurance Center	Manager of Engineering Administration Division, Engineering Section, Motorcycle Business Operations

		Fumio Takahashi	General Manager of Technical Publication Division, Product Assurance Center	Manager of Technical Publication Division, Product Assurance Center

		Hirokazu Hasegawa	General Manager of Prototype Technology Division, Technology Infrastructure Section, Technology Center	Manager of General Affairs Division, Human Resources & General Affairs Section

		Takahiro Fujimura	General Manager of Motorcycle Sales Division, Sales Section, Motorcycle Business Operations	Yamaha Motor Europe N.V.;President of Yamaha Motor Middle Europe B.V.

		Kiyoshi Fujino	Senior General Manager of Cost Development Section, Marine Engine Business Unit, Marine Business Operations, and General Manager of Cost Management Division, Cost Development Section, Marine Engine Business Unit, Marine Business Operations	Senior General Manager of Cost Development Section, Marine Engine Business Unit, Marine Business Operations

		Hiroyuki Hirokawa	General Manager of Marine Parts & Accessories Sales Division, Boat Business Unit, Marine Business Operations	Manager of Marine Parts & Accessories Sales Division, Boat Business Unit, Marine Business Operations

	3. Personnel change in group companies

		(Name)	(New position)	(Current position)

		Hiroki Tanaka	President of Yamaha Motor España S.A.	Yamaha Motor Europe N.V.

	Major business lines of the group companies referenced above:
	Yamaha Motor Europe N.V.:
		Import and sale of Yamaha Motor products in the Netherlands, marketing of Yamaha Motor products in Europe, product development, finance and other businesses
	Yamaha Motor Middle Europe B.V.:
		Management and supervision of six sales subsidiaries in Europe from the Netherlands
	Yamaha Motor España S.A.:
		Manufacture of motorcycles and sale of Yamaha Motor products in Spain