Yamaha has been working on the FZ 200/250, which has been caught testing multiple times in the last few weeks. The new FZ 250 will finally be launched in India on January 24, 2017. The FZ250 will be powered by a 249cc, single-cylinder FI engine which delivers around 20hp of power and 20Nm of torque and complies with BSIV emission norms. The motorcycle will get Bybre sourced disc brakes at the front and rear with ABS as standard. Along with this, the motorcycle gets a LED headlamp setup with AHO (Automatic Headlamps ON) functionality. Yamaha might launch the FZ250 between a price range of INR 0.14 million to INR 0.16 million, depending on the variants. When launched this January, the FZ250 will compete with the likes of Honda CBR250R, Bajaj Pulsar RS200 and TVS Apache RTR 2004V. Yamaha has finally revealed the R15 Version 3.0 in Indonesia, the new version is more updated in safety and electronics. It is expected that new R15 V 3.0 to be launched in India later in 2017 and will be priced to command a slightly premium over the present model.
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. specializes in the construction and marketing of motorcycles, all terrain vehicles and boats. The group also develops engine manufacturing activity. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- sale of motorcycles (65.3%): 4.8 million units sold in 2022. Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. also offers all-terrain vehicles, off-road recreational vehicles, snowmobiles and electric bicycles;
- manufacturing of marine motor equipment and watercraft (23%): ooutboard engines, jet skis, fishing boats, utility boats, etc. ;
- sale of industrial machines and robots (5.2%);
- provision of financial services (2.8%);
- other (3.7%): primarily golf carts, snow blowers, generators and multi-purpose engines and automobile engines and components.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Japan (7.3%), Asia (40.1%), North America (25.3%), Europe (13.9%) and other (13.4%).