Yamaha Motors Plants

Yamaha's association with India began in 1985 for the first time when it provided technical assistance to the Escorts Group in manufacturing of motorcycles. In November 1995 Yamaha Motor Corporation entered into a 50:50 joint venture with the Escorts group. In June 2000, the equity holdings were revised and Yamaha Motor Corporation acquired 74% of the share. In August 2001 Yamaha Motor India Pvt. Ltd. (YMI) was incorporated as a 100% subsidiary of Yamaha Motors Corporation. The fact that YMI keeps the requirements of Indian customers, namely, good mileage, comfort, durability, style and affordability has made it popular. YMI's manufacturing facilities comprises of 2 state-of-art plants at Faridabad (Haryana) and Surajpur (UP). The infrastructure at both the plants supports production of motorcycles for the domestic as well as overseas market