Info please:

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

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

"Christopher Robin" wrote in message
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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.

Bill Grannis
service manager

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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?

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?




Out of that 320,000, the news release stated that around 40% are sold in the
US, so that would be around 128,000 units of all ratings from 2hp to 300hp.
The 200-225 would be a small percentage of that. A while back, industry
figures mentioned that the average hp of outboards sold in the US was around
90. The 9.9-15 size was the best selling motor for the 3 major
manufacturers. The National Marine Manufacturer's Association ( NMMA ) has
the info in its statistics.

Bill Grannis
service manager

"Billgran" wrote in message
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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?




Out of that 320,000, the news release stated that around 40% are sold in
the
US, so that would be around 128,000 units of all ratings from 2hp to
300hp.
The 200-225 would be a small percentage of that.

So the company has to apply a huge R&D cost on that new four-stroke to maybe
only 20,000 engines per year? No wonder they're so expensive.

"NOYB" wrote in message
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Out of that 320,000, the news release stated that around 40% are sold in
the
US, so that would be around 128,000 units of all ratings from 2hp to
300hp.
The 200-225 would be a small percentage of that.

So the company has to apply a huge R&D cost on that new four-stroke to
maybe
only 20,000 engines per year? No wonder they're so expensive.





Just an educated guess is that there are less than 10,000 big Yamaha 4
strokes sold last year. The figures should be out within a few months. You
are right that R&D amortized over a few thousand motors adds up very
quickly. Another reason why all major 4-strokes are built overseas. The Merc
X project may change that statement after it goes into production.

Bill Grannis
service manager

"Billgran" wrote in message
. com...

"NOYB" wrote in message
nk.net...




Out of that 320,000, the news release stated that around 40% are sold
in
the
US, so that would be around 128,000 units of all ratings from 2hp to
300hp.
The 200-225 would be a small percentage of that.

So the company has to apply a huge R&D cost on that new four-stroke to
maybe
only 20,000 engines per year? No wonder they're so expensive.





Just an educated guess is that there are less than 10,000 big Yamaha 4
strokes sold last year. The figures should be out within a few months. You
are right that R&D amortized over a few thousand motors adds up very
quickly.

Then you add in the cost of purchasing the necessary factory and equipment
to handle the specialized task of making these four-strokes...and amortize
that over fewer than 10,000 motors per year...and you start to wonder how
they make 'em so cheap. Right Gene? ;-)

(Christopher Robin) wrote in message . com...
Info please:

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

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

Are you so stupid that you think just the direct manufacture of an
outboard motor is all there is to it's getting to the consumer?
Inquiring minds want to know......

On 3 Feb 2004 04:12:49 -0800, (basskisser) wrote:

(Christopher Robin) wrote in message . com...
Info please:

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

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

Are you so stupid that you think just the direct manufacture of an
outboard motor is all there is to it's getting to the consumer?
Inquiring minds want to know......

By the way, do you know the names and locations of any of these
unionized Yamaha distribution centers and/or parts centers?

I know I've asked you this before, but my post probably got lost in
the shuffle like Harry's does. (At least, that's the bull**** he says
happens.)

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

John H wrote:

By the way, do you know the names and locations of any of these
unionized Yamaha distribution centers and/or parts centers?


You planning to blow up one, John?


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