Yamaha moving US headquarters from California to Georgia

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Vanessa Countryman, Savannah Morning News

Thu, March 5, 2026 astatine 11:36 AM CST 1 min read

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. has announced plans to relocate the office of Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. from Cypress, California, to Kennesaw, Georgia.

The modulation is expected to instrumentality spot successful phases from precocious 2026 done 2028. As portion of the plan, Yamaha volition merchantability its 25.1-acre Cypress campus, which has served arsenic its U.S. location basal for astir 5 decades.

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Image from promotional video for a Yamaha 212X boat.

Image from promotional video for a Yamaha 212X boat.

The institution described the determination arsenic portion of broader structural reforms designed to centralize operations and marque much businesslike usage of firm assets.

Yamaha purchased the Cypress spot successful 1978 and opened its offices determination successful 1979. The Southern California field has agelong housed firm enactment and fiscal services operations.

However, overmuch of Yamaha's U.S. concern has already shifted to Georgia implicit the years. The company's Marine part moved to Kennesaw successful 1999, followed by its Motorsports part successful 2019. The relocation of remaining firm functions volition consolidate cardinal operations successful 1 state.

Much of Yamaha's U.S. concern  has already shifted to Georgia implicit    the years.

Much of Yamaha's U.S. concern has already shifted to Georgia implicit the years.

Yamaha said it plans to usage a merchantability and leaseback statement during the transition. Under that structure, the institution would merchantability the California spot portion temporarily leasing it backmost to support operations arsenic teams gradually determination east.

Yamaha's planetary office is located successful Japan.

For more, sojourn yamaha-motor.com.

Vanessa Countryman is the Trending Topics Reporter for the Deep South Connect Team Georgia. Email her at [email protected]m.

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