Yamaha Motor Lifts Profit Outlook 44% on Motorcycle Demand, Even as It Exits Georgia Off-Road Vehicle Production
Motorcycle demand in India, ASEAN and Europe pushed Yamaha Motor's first-half operating profit up 88.6% to ¥158.5bn, and the company has raised full-year profit guidance 44% even as it books a ¥12bn charge to stop building off-road vehicles in-house at its Georgia plant and cut around 300 jobs.