More than 200 Jobs Lost as Production Ceases at Long-Standing County Durham Firm
The company will keep its County Durham headquarters and shift new motorhome and campervan production to other Erwin Hymer Group sites.
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Yamaha Is Ending In-House Side-by-Side Production at Its Georgia Plant
Yamaha will stop building its own Side-by-Side vehicles after the 2026 model year, halting in-house SxS production at its manufacturing facility in Newnan, Georgia. The company says it is not leaving the SxS business, but it is pulling its own manufacturing out of the category and shifting those resources toward ATVs, Golf Cars, and Personal Watercraft. The move comes with an estimated 300 positions affected, including roughly 200 full-time role…
Yamaha to End Side-by-Side Production in Newnan
Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation will end side-by-side production at its Newnan plant, affecting about 100 full-time positions as the company restructures the facility around other product lines. A side-by-side is a small off-road vehicle with a steering wheel and seats arranged next to one another, unlike an all-terrain vehicle, or ATV, which is typically ridden with the driver straddling the seat. Side-by-sides are used for recreation, t…
Yamaha Halts In-House Side-by-Side Production, Shifts Focus to ATVs and Growth Categories
OutdoorHub Yamaha Halts In-House Side-by-Side Production, Shifts Focus to ATVs and Growth Categories Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA is reworking how it approaches the Side-by-Side market, and the biggest piece of that change lands at its Newnan, Ga. plant, where the company says it will stop building SxS machines in-house after the 2026 model year. Yamaha is quick to note it is not walking away from the category entirely, but the move comes with …
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