Yamaha Golf-Car Is Building And Hiring

Contact Chris Wall
Yamaha Golf-Car Company
770-254-4170
chris_wall@yamaha-motor.com
or Jon Bammann
Yamaha Golf-Car Company
770-254-4066
Jon_Bammann@yamaha-motor.com

NEWNAN, Ga. (March 1, 2002) -- Yamaha Golf-Car Company is gearing up in preparation for the grand opening of its' new state-of-the-art golf car manufacturing facility. Bill Szarowicz, company vice-president says, "We see this expansion as not only an expansion of employees and facilities, we see this as an expansion of customer commitment. We are ready to show the world that we are committed to providing our customers with the finest, most technically advanced golf cars ever made."

Part of Yamaha's planning for the future has come in the form of adding new employees to some key positions and promoting existing employees to new levels of responsibility. Yamaha has recently hired Chris Wall as National Marketing Manager. Chris, who was with the Yamaha Motorsports division for seven years, most recently held the position of National Advertising Manager. Chris will oversee all of the marketing, advertising and public relations for Yamaha Golf-Car. In addition, Joe Yurgiewicz has accepted the position of International Sales Manager. Joe has more than 2 decades of international experience in both the sales and service of transportation vehicles. He comes to Yamaha from one of the world's largest commercial vehicle manufacturers. He will be in charge of expanding Yamaha's presence in foreign markets around the world. Jon Bammann, formerly the National Sales Manager of Special Projects has been promoted to Division Manager, New Business Development /Off Fairway Vehicles. Jon will spearhead new business opportunities for Yamaha Golf-Car Company.

The biggest investment Yamaha has made in the future of their golf car and utility vehicle business can be clearly seen from Highway 34 in Newnan, Georgia. This new 31 million dollar 220,000 square foot, state-of-the-art factory will be dedicated to golf car and utility vehicle production. This will be the newest edition to the YMMC campus which has the coveted ISO 9001 & 14001 certification. This insures that the new factory will have a big effect on the local economy, and no negative effect on the local environment.

"We are so proud to have the newest and most advanced factory in the industry, and all of the employees can be proud that the YMMC campus has achieved ISO 9001 & 14001 certification." Said Bill Szarowicz, VP of Yamaha Golf-Car Company. "Yamaha is very focused on their golf car business. You will see this focus in our marketing and our sales efforts in the U.S. and abroad, but most of all in our product. Yamaha is a product based company. We will continue to rely on the power of our vision to make the best engineered products in the world."

About Yamaha Golf-Car Company

Yamaha Golf-Car Company is the producer of the Ultima Golf Car, the golf industry's benchmark electric and gas-powered golf cars. Yamaha's leadership in advanced engineering, production and marketing of high quality power sports products has helped its golf cars earn a reputation as the toughest, most durable car in the industry. Located in Newnan, Georgia since 1988, Yamaha Golf-Car Company manufactures and exports golf cars worldwide. Yamaha's current line of golf cars and utility vehicles feature the Ultima G19E 48V electric car with regenerative braking, the Ultima G16A gas car, the G20A Concierge multi-passenger vehicle and the G21A gas utility vehicle. Contact www.yamahagolfcar.com for further information or call 1-866-747-4027.