As gearheads, we know Yamaha Motor Company to be in the business of making excellent street bikes with a long history of racing success to back them up. They also happen to build other fun things like WaveRunners, ATVs, and V8s that power Volvos. But Yamaha is a serious Japanese manufacturing powerhouse, and it's hungry for more profit. It thinks the additional revenue streams in the form of global automotive sales would be able to stabilize its slipping stock prices. However, the launch of its four-wheeled models in 2020 won't come soon enough for company president Hiroyuki Yanagi, who recently announced a more aggressive plan for the company's expansion.

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