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• Yamaha issues gloomy outlook after profits tumble

  - 2008-07-30

  TOKYO AFP — Japan's Yamaha Motor Co. issued a profit warning Thursday after weak demand, rising raw material costs and a stronger yen slashed its first-half net profits by almost half. Yamaha has enjoyed record high sales in recent years but the global economic slowdown is now curbing demand...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, Japan, motorcycle, revenue, SALES, Yamaha Corp.

• Lorenzo's China motorcycle race in doubt after crash

  - 2008-05-02

  SHANGHAI AFP — Spanish rookie sensation Jorge Lorenzo's China Moto GP hopes were thrown into doubt Friday after he injured his ankles in a heavy crash during a practice session for the race. Lorenzo, riding a Fiat Yamaha, was taken to hospital after an initial examination at the track...

  Tags: Fiat, HEALTHCARE, motorcycle, Shanghai, Yamaha Corp.

• Focus on the World Motorcycles, Scooters & Mopeds Markets

  - 2008-04-30

  Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Automotive industry industry is available in its catalogue. World Motorcycles, Scooters & Mopeds Markets http://www.reportlinker.com/p087267/World-Motorcycles-Scooters--Mopeds-Markets.html This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Motorcycles, Scooters & Mopeds in Thousand Units. The specific product...

  Tags: Harley-Davidson Inc., Honda Motor Co., motorcycle, Yamaha Corp.

• Young guns can still have a lot of fun; DESPITE the strict emissions laws and tales of doom and gloom, the screaming two-stroke appears far from dead, says HARRIET RIDLEY

  - 2008-04-18

  Byline: HARRIET RIDLEY LIFE used to be so easy. Ride around on a 125 for a few days, answer a couple of Highway Code questions and hey presto! You left the motorcycle test centre on your new, 140bhp Honda FireBlade. Over the past 10 years, however, the seemingly...

  Tags: Honda Motor Co., motorcycle, Yamaha Corp.

• Motorcycle industry sees brighter days in 2007.(INDUSTRY)

  - 2007-04-01

  The market of motorcycles in Indonesia was hit by slump in 2006 following a drastic hikes in the price of oil fuels late 2005. The country's production of motorcycles shrank from 5.5 million units in 2005 to 4.8 million units in 2006. In...

  Tags: Honda Motor Co., motorcycle, SALES, Yamaha Corp.

• Rear View Mirror: Yamaha MotoGP

  - 2007-03-18

  FOR the next two seasons, the Yamaha MotoGP team will be sponsored by Fiat. The tie-up is unusual - no other team in MotoGP is sponsored by a car maker. Fiat wants to use MotoGP to attract younger buyers to its products. The Yamaha bikes will carry Fiat logos and...

  Tags: Fiat, motorcycle, Yamaha Corp.

• Yamaha announces organizational changes.(DIGEST)

  - 2007-01-22

  Yamaha Motor Co. announced in-house organization changes to its motorcycle headquarters, hoping the revamped system will lead to improved competitiveness in the industry. Yamaha Motor Co. announced in-house organization changes to its motorcycle headquarters, hoping the revamped system will lead to improved...

  Tags: motorcycle, Yamaha Corp.

• International motorcycle market report.(MOTORCYCLE)

  - 2006-12-25

  The four largest motorcycle manufacturers in Japan boosted domestic output by 2.1 percent, but cut exports by 4.1 percent in October. Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha produced 157,942 units in October, up 3,297 units compared to the production of 154,645 units in October...

  Tags: BMW AG, Honda Motor Co., motorcycle, Suzuki, Yamaha Corp.

• OEMs show future at Intermot.(original equipment manufacturers)

  - 2006-11-13

  The global powersports industry showed countless trends at Intermot 2006, from niche markets and OEM offerings not found in the United States to the latest in technological innovations and a continued growth in vehicle suppliers from the Far East. Among the most obvious...

  Tags: BMW AG, Europe, FINANCE, Harley-Davidson Inc., Honda Motor Co., Investment, motorcycle, U.S., Yamaha Corp.

• International powersports market report.(MOTORCYCLE)

  - 2006-11-13

  JAPAN Motorcycle production by Japan's four main manufacturers fell in September after two months of upturn while exports fell after six months of upturn. Still, the industry looks on course to at least equal 2005. Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and...

  Tags: Honda Motor Co., motorcycle, Suzuki, Yamaha Corp.