Announcement of Personnel Changes

August 9, 2011

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes, effective August 15, 2011.

Personnel changes in group companies

(Name)	(New position)	(Current position)

Shiro Asaeda	President of Sichuan Huachuan Yamaha Motor Parts Manufacturing Co., Ltd.	Yamaha Motor Electronics Co., Ltd.
Nobuyuki Nishizawa	Managing Director of Yamaha Motor IM Europe Gmbh.	Manager of SMT Sales & Marketing Division, IM Business Unit, Business Development Operations

	Main businesses of the group companies referenced above;
	Sichuan Huachuan Yamaha Motor Parts Manufacturing Co., Ltd.: Manufacture of parts for multipurpose engines and other products in China
	Yamaha Motor IM Europe Gmbh.: Sales and service of surface mounters, industrial robots and other products in Germany