Article: Yamaha to accelerate motorcycle rollouts in medium-term

corporate plan
by: dealernews.com | Sep 17, 2014
IWATA, Japan - Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. announced it is anticipating early
achievement of the $18.5 billion (2 trillion yen) in net sales goal by 2017 in
its medium-term financial plan. The plan includes more development of new
motorcycle models.
Yamaha said it will expand the range of global motorcycle models and nextgeneration platform models, and reveal new engines based on the Blue Core
concept. The OEM aims to reach an annual production level of 5 million units,
with three Blue Core engines used in platform models, by 2020.
The company also said it intends to aggregate 40 percent of its platform
models by 2015. The company reduced its parts suppliers to 195, from 400
in 2012.
Yamaha said 60 percent of the new models announced in its medium-term
plan have been released, with the R-Series, MT-Series, Max-Series and LMW
(Leaning Multi Wheel) still to come.
The company announced new goals for each business segment, including net
sales of over $9.4 billion in the motorcycle business, net sales of over $27.9
million and high-profit structure with an operating income ratio of 15 percent
or more in the marine business, and over $27.9 million in other segment
sales in 2015.
In the other business segments, Yamaha said it will propose new business
models and expand ROV (Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle), industrial robot,
smart power vehicle, and industrial-use unmanned helicopter categories.

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