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2007

Restructuring of North America Companies New YA, YAMA and YMU.
Production of compact utility tractors at YAMA starts.

2006

Yanmar Celebrates 5 Millionth Engine.
India sales office established.
Yanmar develops woods based biomass power generation for Higashi-ohmi city.

5 Millionth Engine.

2005

New Yanmar brand mark and mission statement established.
Yanmar Noki Korea established.
Capital Participation of Yanmar in India Tractor Manufacturer, ITL.

YANMAR

2004

Yanmar Construction Equipment Co.,Ltd. established.
Yanmar Construction Equipment Sales Co.,Ltd. established.
Yanmar Agricultural Machinery(Thailand) Co.,Ltd. established.

Yanmar Construction Equipment Co., Ltd.

2003

Yanmar Energy System Co.,Ltd. established
Yanmar Engine(Shanghai) Co.,Ltd. established.
Shandong Shefeng Yanmar Engine Co.,Ltd
established.

Yanmar Energy System Co., Ltd.

2002

Yanmar's 90th anniversary since foundation
Company name changed to Yanmar Co., Ltd.
Yanmar Marine International BV,
Yanmar Marine System Co., Ltd.,
Yanmar Logistics Service Co.,Ltd.
established

90th Anniversary

2001

Joint venture company for production of parts launched in Indonesia

2000

New R&D Institute opened in Maibara
Trade and Industry Ministry's energy-saving prize for micro-gas-turbine generation and mirror-cycle gas cogeneration
Yanmar Energy System Mfg. Co., Ltd. established

New R&D Institute, Yanmar Energy System Mfg. Co., Ltd.

1999

Domestic operations reorganized into seven sales companies
Environment Minister's prize for cool containers

1998

Tadao Yamaoka decorated by the nation
Takehito Yamaoka assumed the presidency and Tadao Yamaoka the chairmanship

1997

ISO14001 certification for all plants

1995

Ultra-modern Biwa Plant opened
Joint venture company launched with Cagiva in Italy

Biwa Plant

1993

Representative office opened in Shanghai
FIE pump unit injector wins national invention prize

1992

ISO9001 certification for all business operations
Ten millionth diesel engine produced

1990

Full-scale entry into environmental business with development of raw garbage processing and water purification equipment

1989

Subsidiary established in the Netherlands
Subsidiary established in Singapore
Joint venture company launched with Ammann in France

Yanmar Europe

1988

Production of gas engine heat pump launched
Marine farm established

Yanmar Asia

1987

World's first diesel outboard engine developed

1983

World's smallest air-cooled diesel engine developed

Air-cooled Diesel Engine

1982

Production of gas turbines launched

1981

Subsidiary established in the United States

Yanmar Diesel America

1978

Subsidiary established in Thailand
Amagasaki Plant's production facilities certified by AB and LR

1977

Amagasaki Plant first factory in Japan to receive mass production facility certification from NK (Japan Maritime Association)

1976

Service base established in the Netherlands

1972

Yanmar Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Ltd. established
Yanmar Sangyo Co., Ltd. established
Subsidiary established in Indonesia

FRP Boat A-250

1968

Deming Prize (first in this industrial sector)

Deming Prize

1967

Subsidiary established in Malaysia

1966

Service base opened in Thailand
Production of compact construction equipment launched

Handdozer HD-5

1963	Yasuhito Yamaoka passes away. Succeeded as president by Tadao Yamaoka (current chairman)
1962	Test operation of rotary engine Service base opened in Singapore Magokichi Yamaoka passes away. Succeeded as president by Yasuhito Yamaoka

1961

Yanmar Agricultural Equipment Co., Ltd. established

Tractor YM13A

1957

Subsidiary established in Brazil
Awarded German Merit Cross

German Merit Cro

1955

Awarded Diesel Gold Medal by German Inventors' Association

Diesel Gold Medal

1952

Company name changed to Yanmar Diesel Engine Co., Ltd.

1947

Entered the market for small-sized diesel engines in fishing boats

2LB

1942

Nagahama Plant opened

1936	Amagasaki Plant opened
1933	World's first practical small diesel engine developed
1921	Yanmar brand name adopted
1912	Founded as Yamaoka Hatsudoki Kosakusho