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Yamaha Motor Corp. Acquires Subaru Industrial Power Products
Yamaha Motor Corp., USA’s, power equipment division, acquired Subaru Industrial Power Products. The acquisition is a result of an agreement between parent companies Yamaha Motor Co., and Fuji Heavy Industries and is expected to be completed by Oct. 1, 2017. Fuji Heavy Industries is ceasing the production and sale of multi-purpose engines at the end of September 2017.
As part of the acquisition, Fuji Heavy Industries will transfer to Yamaha the technology relating to three products:
- EH65
- EH72
- EH65V
of the EH series V-twin overhead valve multi-purpose engine range. The engines are used in large generators and lawn mowing machinery. The acquisition of this technology will enable Yamaha to sell the EH series both within Japan and overseas, including the U.S.
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