Yamaha Motor : Aid for victims of the Earthquake in Nepal
April 28, 2015 at 06:38 am EDT
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IWATA, April 28, 2015 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (the "Company") wishes to express its sincere condolences for the victims of the earthquake that struck Nepal.
The company will provide 5 million yen in the form of monetary support and relief supplies for the recovery effort through the non-profit organization Japan Platform.
For more information on Japan Platform, please visit
http://www.japanplatform.org/E/donation/
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. wishes for the earliest possible recovery of the affected areas and livelihoods of the people of Nepal.
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. specializes in the construction and marketing of motorcycles, all terrain vehicles and boats. The group also develops engine manufacturing activity. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- sale of motorcycles (65.3%): 4.8 million units sold in 2022. Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. also offers all-terrain vehicles, off-road recreational vehicles, snowmobiles and electric bicycles;
- manufacturing of marine motor equipment and watercraft (23%): ooutboard engines, jet skis, fishing boats, utility boats, etc. ;
- sale of industrial machines and robots (5.2%);
- provision of financial services (2.8%);
- other (3.7%): primarily golf carts, snow blowers, generators and multi-purpose engines and automobile engines and components.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Japan (7.3%), Asia (40.1%), North America (25.3%), Europe (13.9%) and other (13.4%).