

The Indian subsidiary of the YMC came into its present form in 2008, when it forged an agreement with Mitsui & Company Limited and consequently, was renamed to India Yamaha Motor Private Limited (IYM). (EYML) at the conclusion of the first joint venture agreement between Escorts and YMC.

In 1983, YMC entered into a technical assistance agreement for motorcycle production with Escorts Limited in India and thus, Yamaha Motor Company came to India in 1985 as Escorts Yamaha Motor Ltd. In 1957, out of Yamaha, it began production of its first 250cc, two-stroke twin-cylinder motorcycle, the YD1. By 1956, their second bike model, the YC1, powered by a 175cc single-cylinder two-stroke engine, was ready for production. In these debut races Yamaha won the 125cc class and in the following year, the YA-1 won again in both the Light and Ultra-light classes of the Asama Highlands Race. Fuji Ascent Race and the 1st Asama Highlands Race. That same year, Yamaha entered its new YA-1 in two of the biggest race events in Japan.
