100 years of YANMAR (23.3.MB)

Intorduction of 100 years of YANMAR.

The History of YANMAR

The Story of Yanmar’s founder Magokichi Yamaoka.

Corporate Movie (1:12)

An introduction of the history of Yanmar.

Yanmar's founder Magokichi Yamaoka was driven by the vision of easing the burden on workers through automation, he was the first in the world to achieve the difficult engineering feat of creating a compact and practical diesel engine. Knowing that, for resource-poor Japan, every drop of fuel had to be put toward social development, Yamaoka turned the company’s ability to produce superior engines to the task of expansion into the industrial machinery field, never forgetting the principle “To Conserve Fuel Is to Serve Mankind.”

Crawler Carrier celebrates 50th Anniversary

Yanmar Synergy Square won New Office Promotion Award at the 34th Nikkei New Office Awards

X47 Express Cruiser won Good Design Award 2021

Yanmar Marine International Asia Co., Ltd. established under the umbrella of Yanmar Marine International

Opened Yanmar Synergy Square, a global CS base

YANMAR Energy System Canada Inc. is established in Ontario, Canada

Production of vertical water-cooled engines reached 10 million units

Yanmar Energy System Europe GmbH established in Mahr, Germany

Yanmar Museum reopened after renovation

Yanmar Museum marked 500,000th Visitor

Launched Robot Tractor equipped with autonomous driving technology

Yanmar Turkey Makine A.S. established in Izmir, Turkey

A new Brand statement: “A Sustainable Future” released

Bio Innovation Center Kurashiki Laboratory, a research base for botanical study, is established

Tractor YT3 Series and Yanmar Museum Receive Good Design Award 2016

Yanmar Philippines Corporation established in the Philippines

Yanmar Remote Support Center opened in Japan

Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd. acquires a majority stake in Spain-based HIMOINSA, a multi-national company specializing in the seals and manufacture of energy systems.

YT tractor series launched

YANMAR BOAT MANUFACTURING VIETNAM CO.,LTD established in Vietnam

HOKUTO YANMAR CO., LTD. and YANMAR AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT SALES CO., LTD. merged to form YANMAR AGRI JAPAN CO., LTD.

YANMAR SYMBIOSIS CO., LTD. established in Japan

New Osaka Head Office, the YANMAR FLYING-Y BUILDING, opened

YANMAR RUS LLC established in Russia

YANMAR AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY VIETNAM CO., LTD. established

YANMAR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE - IPB established in Indonesia

YANMAR COROMANDEL AGRISOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED established in India

YANMAR MUSEUM granted the Building Contractors Society (BCS) Award by the Japan Federation of Construction Contractors

Acquired naming rights to the Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan

Yanmar Honorary Chairman, Tadao Yamaoka, passed away

YANMAR HOLDINGS CO., LTD. established

New brand mark, the FLYING-Y, introduced

YANMAR CO., LTD. GLOBAL HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE opened in Japan

YANMAR MUSEUM opened in Japan

SEIREI INDUSTRY CO., LTD. merged into YANMAR AGRIBUSINESS CO., LTD.

THE REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE OF YANMAR CO., LTD. IN CAN THO CITY established in Vietnam

Production of vertical water cooled diesel engines at YANMAR ENGINE (SHANDONG) CO., LTD. started

Production of cast components at PT. YANMAR INDONESIA started

“SmartAssist” machine to machine (M2M) service started

Became the world’s first manufacturer to be certified by Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) for engines in the 19〜37kW class

100th anniversary of the company's founding

New Mission Statement introduced

HB model, the world's first commercially viable small diesel engine developed by Yanmar in 1933, registered as one of Japan's “Essential Historical Materials for Science and Technology” by the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo

Became the world's first manufacturer to be awarded Tier IV certification for vertical water cooled diesel engines by the California Air Resources Board (CARB)

Yanmar Logistics Service Co., Ltd. awarded for Eco Modal Shift by Green Logistics Partnership Association

PT. YANMAR INDONESIA established

YANMAR INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED established

YANMAR R&D EUROPE S.R.L. established in Italy

Production of tractors at Thailand-based YANMAR S.P. CO., LTD. started

MAIBARA RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTER awarded the Good Design Award by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion

Facilities damaged during the Great East Japan Earthquake and relief activities carried out

AMMANN-YANMAR S.A. became the wholly owned subsidiary of YANMAR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. and adopted the name of YANMAR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT EUROPE S.A.S.

YANMAR AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION CO., LTD. established in Japan

YANMAR CO., LTD. - UK REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE established

YANMAR AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. merged into YANMAR CO., LTD.

KOBE CENTER, YANMAR LOGISTICS SERVICE CO., LTD. established in Japan

YANMAR CO., LTD. - MOSCOW REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE established

YANMAR KOTA KINABALU R&D CENTER SDN. BHD. established in Malaysia

HB small horizontal water cooled diesel engine model designated Mechanical Engineering Heritage by The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME)

C.U.T. SUPPLY COMPANY LLC established in the U.S.A. by joint venture with MTD

YANMAR SOUTH AMERICA INDUSTRIA DE MAQUINAS LTDA. established in Brazil

EG 700 tractor series, the first in Japan to be equipped with an HMT continuously variable hydromechanical transmission, launched

YANMAR CO., LTD. - INDIA REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE established

New brand mark and mission statement introduced

Awarded for electric propulsion systems by The Japan Institute of Marine Engineering (JIME)

YANMAR (U.S.A), INC. merged into YANMAR DIESEL AMERICA CORPORATION to form YANMAR AMERICA CORPORATION

YANMAR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. established in Japan

YANMAR ENGINE (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. and SHANDONG SHIFENG YANMAR ENGINE CO., LTD. established in China

YANMAR ENERGY SYSTEM CO., LTD. established in Japan

YANMAR CO., LTD. name adopted

EY26L medium speed marine diesel engine model launched

P.T. YKT GEAR INDONESIA established

TRANSAXLE MANUFACTURING OF AMERICA CORPORATION established

Research & Development Center established in Maibara, Japan

Awarded for the YCP9800 micro gas cogeneration systems series by The Japan Machinery Federation (JMF),

The Energy Conservation Center, Japan (ECCJ) and The Japan Gas Association (JGA)

YANMAR AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT (CHINA) CO., LTD. factory opened

Awarded for cool containers by the Environment Agency of Japan (EA)

Takehito Yamaoka assumed presidency

YANMAR MANUFACTURING AMERICA CORPORATION established

Awarded ISO 14001 certification for all small engine plants in Japan by the Japan Quality Assurance Association (JQA)

Became the first enterprise to be awarded marine diesel engine NO_X certification by the International Maritime Organization (IMO)

6N18 and 6N21 marine engine models launched

Awarded for the EcoTra tractor series

YANMAR CAGIVA S.p.A. (current name: YANMAR ITALY S.p.A.) established by joint venture with Cagiva

BIWA PLANT opened in Japan

ViO excavator series launched

Awarded certification for the TNE vertical water cooled diesel engine series by the California Air Resources Board (CARB)

Osaka Football Club Co., Ltd. and Cerezo Osaka football team established

Became the first enterprise to be awarded marine diesel engine emission certification by the International Committee of the Lake Constance Switzerland

10 millionth diesel engine produced

AMAGASAKI PLANT awarded ISO 9001 certification by the Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance Limited (LRQA)

Awarded ISO 9001 certification for small engines by The British Standards Institution (BSI) and the Japan Quality Assurance Organization (JQA)

Awarded for the D outboard engine series by The Japan Machinery Federation (JMF)

AMMANN-YANMAR S.A. established in France by joint venture with Ammann

TUFF TORQ CORPORATION established in the U.S.A.

YANMAR ASIA (SINGAPORE) CORPORATION PTE. LTD. established

YANMAR EUROPE B.V. and YANMAR INTERNATIONAL EUROPE B.V. established in the Netherlands

YANMAR S.P. CO., LTD. established in Thailand

YANMAR MARINE FARM established in Japan

Gas heat pump air conditioning systems launched

Awarded for the L air cooled diesel engine series by The Japan Machinery Federation (JMF)

TN vertical water cooled diesel engine series launched

Operation of three 6RL-HT cogeneration system units started at the Antarctica-based Showa Station

L35 ultra compact air cooled diesel engine model (3.5 Hp) launched

Awarded for the 3L15 marine propulsion engine model by The Japan Machinery Federation (JMF)

5 millionth horizontal water cooled diesel engine produced

16ZL, Yanmar's largest output engine model (5,000 Hp), launched

FZ22 pleasure boat model launched

YANMAR THAILAND CO., LTD. established

Research & Development Center established in Kyoto, Japan

Agreement regarding export of tractors concluded with U.S.A.-based John Deere

P.T. YANMAR AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY MANUFACTURING INDONESIA established

P.T. YANMAR DIESEL INDONESIA established

RM28 rotary outboard engine model launched

YB600 mini excavator series launched

KOGA PRECISE FOUNDRY CO., LTD. established in Japan

Awarded the Deming Prize

KINOMOTO PLANT opened in Japan, starting production with the YM273 tractor model (23Hp)

YC and YS diesel power tiller series launched

Tadao Yamaoka assumed presidency

Yasuhito Yamaoka assumed presidency

Osaka Head-office opened

OMORI PLANT opened in Japan

Yanboh & Marboh mascots weather forecast launched in Japan

YANMAR DIESEL DO BRASIL LTDA. established in Brazil

Awarded the German Merit Cross. A Japanese stone garden commemorating Dr. Rudolf Diesel donated to the city of Augsburg, Germany

Awarded the Diesel Gold Medal by the German Inventors’ Association

YANMAR DIESEL CO., LTD. name adopted

K1, world's smallest 4-cycle horizontal water cooled diesel engine model (1.5-2Hp), launched

4MSL medium speed auxiliary engine model (120-130Hp) launched

Founder Magokichi Yamaoka awarded the Medal with Blue Ribbon by the Government of Japan

NAGAHARA PLANT opened in Japan, starting production with parts for small diesel engine fuel injection pumps

KANZAKI KOKYUKOKI MFG. CO., LTD. established in Japan

LB and 2LB small marine engine models launched

Main production facilities heavily damaged during World War Ⅱ

NAGAHAMA PLANT opened in Japan

Awarded for research into internal combustion engines by the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (JIII)

“To conserve fuel is to serve mankind” fundamental principle introduced

AMAGASAKI PLANT opened in Japan, starting production with S diesel engines

December 23: HB model, world’s first commercially viable small diesel engine (5-6Hp), launched

A 2-cycle, vertical diesel engine model (5Hp) launched

An oil engine model for fishing boat applications launched

YANMAR brand name adopted

A horizontal oil engine model launched

A vertical oil engine model for agricultural applications launched

Founded as YAMAOKA HATSUDOKI KOSAKUSHO, starting production with gas engines