"Billgran" wrote in message
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"Christopher Robin" wrote in message
om...
Info please:

Does anyone know of a Yamaha outboard motor factory in the good ole US
of
A?

Inquiring minds want to know...........



For years they were made by Sanshin Industries for Yamaha, but a few years
ago, Yamaha built their own factory in Japan. The following is from a
press
release in Dec. '03.


Yamaha outboard motors are presently manufactured at three companies,
Yamaha
Marine Co., Ltd. (former Sanshin Industries Co., Ltd.; Location: Hamamatsu
City, Shizuoka Pref., Japan; President: Shinya Sato), Kumamoto Products
Co.,
Ltd. (Location: Yashiro City, Kumamoto Pref., Japan; President: Yoshinori
Doi) and MBK Industrie (Location: San Quentin, France; President: Hiroyuki
Yanagi), and the combined production level of these facilities totals
about
320,000 units annually.



As you can see from their volume, 320,000, that the outboard industry is
very small compared to other businesses.

Wow, Bill. Only 320,00 *total* units. How many 225 four-strokes are sold in
a year?