Yamaha Motor to withdraw from life science business
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. has announced that it will withdraw from its life science business as of the end of December 2010 due to expected difficulties in achieving profitability attributed to limited market size and future growth prospects.
Yamaha Motor Co said on Thursday it plans to cut motorcycle output in Japan by 24 percent this year to a level one newspaper reported would be a 40-year low, as demand drops and inventories build.