Yamaha Forecasts Records Sales for 2005

Yamaha Motor Co., the second largest motorcycle builder in the world, announced yesterday that it is forecasting a 15% increase in worldwide motorcyle sales. Sales are increasing at a fast pace in Southeast Asia, North America, and Europe. Sales in Japan are expected to drop.

The record forecast comes a month after Yamaha announced that it has partnered with Chinese companies to build motorcycles for them.

Yamaha is aiming to sell one out of every five motorcycles sold in Asia by 2008.