Yamaha

The company’s Financial Services division will provide dealer inventory and retail financing for Chaparral and Robalo boats.

Miguel Avello will oversee marine product planning and work closely with product development teams.

Andrea Totto takes over marine business planning after spending 25 years in the Volvo Group in senior management level roles.

The company joined members of the automotive and fuel industries at the Pebble Beach Classic Car Forum.

Scott Higgins has been promoted from division manager of operations to outboard marketing division manager.

Monica Arroyave will lead efforts to align strategic objectives and provide analysis and insight for mergers and acquisitions.

Kemba Solomon’s responsibilities include working with trade organizations to encourage the development of standards for new and emerging technologies.

The PWC will allow the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission to more effectively enforce the Weeki Wachee Spring Protection Zone.

Lawmakers toured a test center in Bridgeport, Ala., to learn about workforce development opportunities.

Yamaha is providing the nonprofit Partnership for the Delaware Estuary with a G3 jonboat and V Max SHO 115 outboard.

Marine division revenues were down 2.5%, and operating income shrank 31%, due in part to decreased demand for small and midrange outboards.

The company is “helping to develop a circular plastic economy” by using recycled PET and PP pellets in its manufacturing.

The project includes the installation of panels at the company’s Kennesaw and Newman, Ga., facilities in an effort to reach carbon neutrality by 2035.

The merger is a component of Yamaha Motor’s Marine CASE Strategy 2024, which works toward carbon neutrality in the boating industry.

Customers asked for a 350-hp outboard, and Yamaha obliged, combining the best of the F300 and XTO Offshore.

The deal, which is premised on securing clearances and permits to satisfy regulatory agencies, involved the purchase of all of Torqeedo shares.

The 4.3-liter V6 outboard borrows technology from the 450-hp XTO model and will be offered in three shaft lengths up to 35 inches.

Chris Postanowicz, senior manager of financial planning and analysis, will support all Yamaha Business Unit subsidiaries.

The prototype engine is part of a company initiative to achieve carbon neutrality in Scope 3 emissions by 2050.

The manufacturer’s Marine Technical School Partnership program provides a path to technician certification.

Nicholas Genesi will collaborate with federal and state elected representatives to formulate policies that align with Yamaha’s marine business.

The training organization prepares college/postsecondary, high school and middle school students preparing for trade, technical and skilled service careers.

The Yamaha program is supporting a Sustainability Certificate Capstone Project with University of Georgia students focused on plastics recycling.

The company co-hosted a maritime education consortium to train outboard instructors and technicians from remote areas of Alaska.