Founded in 1912, YANMAR succeeded to develop the world's first commercially viable compact diesel engine in 1933. Since then, continuing to embody our company founder's philosophies of “Wasting not one drop of fuel” and “Releasing people from the burden of heavy labor”, we have been a pioneer in the production of high-performance industrial engines.

In 2012, we became the world’s first engine manufacturer to clear CARB (California Air Resources Board) Tier 4 (19-56kW class) emission regulations, and in 2013 we were also first to obtain certification under the Swiss Ordinance on Air Pollution Control (18-37kW class). Carrying out advanced research based on engineering skills fostered over years of experience in engine development, YANMAR will continue to pursue cutting-edge technology capable of clearing environmental regulations in all countries.

At our Biwa Factory in Shiga Prefecture, we operate a highly efficient automatized production system which enables multiproduct-mixed production of over 2,000 engine models. This is our industrial engine “Mother Factory”, delivering high-quality engines for a wide range of industrial machinery both in Japan and overseas.

Via our global network, we can respond to the varying customer needs and regulatory requirements unique to each part of the world, enabling us to deliver engines which are tailored to our customer’s demands.

Industrial Engine

Machinery powered by YANMAR engines

Sales and production sites

Production sites

1YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Biwa Factory / Ibuki Factory

  • Vertical Water-cooled Diesel Engines
  • Vertical Water-cooled Gas Engines

2YANMAR ENGINE (SHANDONG) CO., LTD.

  • Vertical Water-cooled Diesel Engines

3YANMAR ENGINE MANUFACTURING INDIA PVT. LTD

  • Vertical Water-cooled Diesel Engines

4YANMAR S.P. CO., LTD.

  • Horizontal Water-cooled Diesel Engines

5PT. YANMAR DIESEL INDONESIA

  • Horizontal Water-cooled Diesel Engines
  • Machining of Engine Parts

6PT. YANMAR INDONESIA

  • Casting
  • Machining of Engine Parts

7YANMAR ITALY S.p.A.

  • Air-cooled Diesel Engines

Sales sites

1YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

2YANMAR ENGINE (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.

3YANMAR ASIA (SINGAPORE) CORPORATION PTE. LTD.

4YANMAR ENGINE MANUFACTURING INDIA PVT. LTD
Head Office

5YANMAR EUROPE B.V.

6YANMAR AMERICA CORPORATION

7YANMAR SOUTH AMERICA INDUSTRIA DE MAQUINAS LTDA.

Production sites (Shiga pref. Japan)

1Biwa Factory

  • Vertical Water-cooled Diesel Engines
  • Vertical Water-cooled Gas Engines

2Ibuki Factory

  • Vertical Water-cooled Diesel Engines
  • Transmissions

3Kinomoto Factory

  • Fuel injection components
  • Machining of engine parts

4Omori Factory

  • Parts for Fuel Injection Components

5YANMAR CASTING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

  • Casting
  • Machining of Engine Parts

Research & Development Center

Milestones

1912 - 1945

1912

Magokichi Yamaoka founded YAMAOKA HATSUDOKI KOSAKUSHO in Osaka, conducting repairs and sales of gas engines.

1930

Launched a vertical 2-stroke 5 Hp diesel engine (the beginning of our compact diesel engine business).

1933

Developed the HB Series, the world's first commercially viable compact diesel engine (5-6 Hp).

1936

Established Kanzaki Factory and began production of S Series compact horizontal water-cooled diesel engines.

1937

Adopted company motto - “To conserve fuel is to serve mankind”.

1942

Established Nagahama Factory in Shiga Prefecture.

1946 - 1959

1949

Established Nagahara Factory in Shiga Prefecture, starting production of fuel injection parts for compact diesel engine.

1952

Launched the K1, the world's most compact horizontal water-cooled diesel engines (1.5-2Hp).

1956

Established technical research center in Oyodo, Osaka.

1959

Launched world's first ultra-compact air-cooled diesel engine model (3.5 Hp A2 model, and 4.5 Hp A3 model).

1960 - 1969

1960

Established Omori Factory in Shiga Prefecture, starting production of fuel injection pumps.

1968

Started production of 2W90, YANMAR’s first vertical water-cooled diesel engine (20 Hp).

1968

Became first diesel engine manufacturer to be awarded the Deming Prize.

1970 - 1979

1970

Established KOGA PRECISION CASTING CO., LTD in Shiga Prefecture (now YANMAR CASTING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD), and started production of precision casting parts for industrial engines.

1970

Started production of 2TR22 high-speed 2-cylinder vertical water-cooled diesel engine (22 Hp) for tractors.

1971

Started production of G25 air-cooled gasoline engine (2.5 Hp).

1972

Established P.T. YANMAR DIESEL INDONESIA (YADIN) in Jakarta and started production of horizontal water-cooled diesel engines in 1973.

1973

Established assembly line at Nagahama Factory for vertical water-cooled diesel engines.

1976

Started production using unique new “YANMAR Production Method” at Nagahama Factory.

1976

Started production of T Series multi-cylinder vertical water-cooled diesel engines (12.5-31 Hp).

1977

Established research and development center in Kyoto.

1978

Established YANMAR THAILAND CO., LTD. in Bangkok and started production of horizontal water-cooled diesel engines.

1979

Started production of high-speed 3-cylinder vertical water-cooled diesel engine, TH Series (12.5-42 Hp).

1980 - 1989

1980

Launched YANMAR’s first vertical water-cooled “direct injection(DI)” diesel engine (3T95).

1981

Celebrated the production of 5 millionth horizontal water-cooled diesel engine.

1983

Launched TN Series direct injection vertical water-cooled diesel engines (11-100 Hp).

1983

Started production of L Series, the world's most compact and lightest air-cooled diesel engines (3.5-9 Hp).

1986

Started production of 3GP66, YANMAR’s first gas engine (11.5 Hp).

1989

Started production of 4TN84-RAC, YANMAR’s first electronically governed diesel engine.

1990 - 1999

1993

Launched TNE Series industrial vertical water-cooled diesel engines (8.6-84.2 kW).

1995

Established Biwa Factory in Shiga Prefecture, for production of industrial vertical water-cooled engines.

1995

Established YANMAR CAGIVA S.p.A. as a joint venture with Italian company Cagiva and started production of air-cooled diesel engine.

2000 - 2009

2000

Established Research and Development Center in Maibara, Shiga Prefecture.

2002

Launched TNV Series vertical water-cooled diesel engines.

2003

Renamed YANMAR CAGIVA S.p.A as YANMAR ITALY S.p.A (YI).

2003

Established SHANDONG SHIFENG YANMAR ENGINE CO., LTD in China, as a joint venture with Chinese agricultural machinery manufacturer SHANDONG SHIFENG GROUP.

2007

Renamed SHANDONG SHIFENG YANMAR ENGINE CO., LTD as YANMAR ENGINE (SHANDONG) CO., LTD.

2010 -

2012

Started production of TNV common rail series engines.

2012

4TNV88C common rail diesel engine became the world's first engine to get Tier 4 certification by the CARB (California Air Resources Board) in the 19-56 kW class.

2013

TNV common rail series engines became the world's first engine models to get the certification under the Swiss Ordinance on Air Pollution Control (18-37 kW class).

2013

Started casting of engine components at PT. YANMAR INDONESIA.

2016

Started production of vertical water-cooled diesel engines at Ibuki Factory.

2018

Developed two new models of 155 kW high-output industrial diesel engines (4TN101 and 4TN107).

2018

Established YANMAR ENGINE MANUFACTURING INDIA PVT. LTD. for production of vertical water-cooled diesel engines.

2019

Achieved 10 millionth vertical water-cooled engine.

2019

Developed two new models of industrial gas engines (4TN88G and 4TN98G)

2020

Established YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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