2000

• IM Division reorganized as in-house company "IM Company"
• Corporate ties with Toyota Motor Co. strengthened
• Yamaha Motor Asian Center Co., Ltd. (YMAC) founded in Thailand

2001

• Toru Hasegawa appointed as fifth YMC president
• Yamaha builds temporary pool "Suimu 21" for the main competition pool of the 9th World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan
• Yamaha succeeds in the high-concentration mass culturing of Chaetoceros

2002

• Announcement of new three-year plan "NEXT 50"
• New 4-region headquarters system initiated with newly established headquarters for Asia and Japan added to the existing European and N. American headquarters
• Limited regional release of the electric commuter motorcycle "Passol"
• Manufacture of 50cc scooters for the Japanese market shifted to YMT in Taiwan

2003

• Marine Engine Division reorganized as in-house company "ME Company"
• Yamaha Motor Distribution Singapore Pte. Ltd. (YDS) founded
• Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., Moscow Representative Office opened in Russia

2004

• Start of "YAMAHA CCS 21 Campaign"
• Won MotoGP rider championship title

2005

• Takashi Kajikawa appointed as sixth YMC president
• New medium-term management plan "NEXT 50 - Phase II" announced
• Yamaha captures MotoGP triple crown by winning the rider, team and manufacturer titles
• Sales company Yamaha Motor CIS (YMCIS) founded in Russia
• Life Science Laboratory opened in Fukuroi, Shizuoka, as research and development center for YMC's bio-technology business

2006

• Motorcycle manufacturing factory Yamaha Motor Manufacturing West Java (YMMWJ) founded in Indonesia
• Mass production of Astaxanthin as a supplement begun at factory in Fukuroi, Shizuoka
• Global Parts Center established in Fukuroi city, Japan and full operations begun
• Compliance Promotion Committee established