Yamaha Leaving California for Greener Pastures in Georgia
“This is going to hurt Gov. Newsom who has had a lot of success chasing out hundreds to thousands of California businesses or subsidiaries”
Another major company is abandoning California and moving to a red state. Yamaha Motor Corp. has been in Cypress, California, for 50 years, but is now relocating to Kennesaw, Georgia.
Interestingly, this article from the New York Post mentions the Trump tariffs, but not California Governor Gavin Newsom:
Yamaha pulling out of California after nearly half a century: HQ headed to Georgia
After nearly 50 years in Orange County, Yamaha Motor Corp. USA is packing up its headquarters — trading Cypress, California for Kennesaw, Georgia in a sweeping corporate shift that will impact about 250 workers.
The motorcycle and motorsports giant says the move is part of major “structural reforms” meant to boost profits as costs climb — including pressure from tariffs imposed during the administration of President Donald Trump and shifting market conditions.
The relocation won’t happen overnight. Yamaha plans to start the exit in late 2026, with the transition stretching into 2028.
Company spokesman Bob Starr said consolidating operations in Georgia simply makes business sense.
“In terms of efficiency, to have us all together in Georgia — all the functions of the business — it makes a lot of sense,” Starr said.
The departure marks another corporate blow for Cypress.
Back in 2019, Mitsubishi Motors North America ditched its longtime HQ in the city after 31 years, moving roughly 200 jobs to Franklin, Tennessee to cut costs.
Yamaha’s Japan-based parent, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., says it will also unload the company’s sprawling 25-acre Katella Avenue campus — a major administrative hub handling finance and corporate operations tied to its motorsports lineup, including ATVs, golf carts, motorcycles and boats. The site doesn’t manufacture products.
The California Globe is more to the point:
Yamaha Leaving California for Business-Friendly, Crime-Free Kennesaw Georgia
Another large business is leaving California. Yamaha says Sayonara to Governor Gavin Newsom after 50 years in the once-Golden State…
This is going to hurt Gov. Newsom who has had a lot of success chasing out hundreds to thousands of California businesses or subsidiaries, which fled to business-friendly red states including Jelly Belly, Chevron, X/Twitter, Space X, Oracle, Hewlett Packard, Charles Schwab, and Toyota Motor North America. After 77 Years in California, In-N-Out moved its headquarters to Tennessee. And Valero is closing its refinery. Marathon Petroleum is warning they could leave as well.
So, in addition to losing population for the first time in history, companies are fleeing California taxes and regulations on Governor Gavin Newsom’s watch.
Meanwhile, Newsom is doing podcasts and talking trash about Israel.
Over at CBS News, they include a quote from Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, who is happy to gain the jobs and tax revenue:
The company’s headquarters in Cypress, California, had been its home since 1979 after Yamaha acquired the land the year before.
The manufacturer of ATVs, boat engines, personal watercraft, and other motorized products had already moved its marine business to Kennesaw in 1999 and its motorsports business in 2019.
“After many years of great partnership, we are honored and proud to welcome Yamaha’s American headquarters to the No. 1 state for business,” Kemp said in a statement. “This is another loud and clear testament to what we offer job creators from around the world. To any other California-based companies looking for a better home, we’ll give you plenty of reasons to keep Georgia on your mind.”
We’ve seen this movie before.
When corporations hear “tax the billionaires” they just leave. https://t.co/b6Q2tS5S7z
— Jean (@queens_parents) March 10, 2026
California is doing a Detroit speed run… https://t.co/CFpzqnuoLX
— EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) March 10, 2026
This is more than an image problem, and Newsom is going to have to answer for it eventually.
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This is called “Bad Luck” amiright or amiright?
Journalists is dum, part 43,560:
“… including pressure from tariffs imposed…”
If that were actually the case – which it is not – then Yamaha would have left the United States, not simply moved to Georgia. Unless the journalist thinks that Georgia is in a foreign country.
Excellent point !
actually they might, Georgia , Russia
To Communist journalists everything outside of deep blue sh*thole cities and states is “flyover country”, which to them is a barbaric foreign country to be avoided at all costs.
Imagine trying so hard to avoid places where life is better.
It’s not on the west coast or Eastern seaboard north of DC so, yes, to them it’s a foreign country
To Yamaha we’re all a foreign country.
Considering they make all of their vehicles overseas, yes.
Yamaha pianos are pretty spread out. Some of their manufacturing takes place in China.
Since the CA location is finance and administration, but no manufacturing, there are no tariff costs hitting the CA location. So why the reference to tariffs other than to hide the blame belonging the CA policies and newsom?
Ya and….if they want to avoid tariffs Yamaha can do the unthinkable, manufacture their toys in the United States.
That damn Trump, tariffing Cali again…
Do you think the [voting] retards (and they are legion) think that far ahead?
yeah
but are they actually
changing gears
Last one out, please turn off the lights.
what lights>>>BK
Hurricane Hannah and Broc Glover grew up, and urged Yamaha to abandon SoCal before SoCal abandoned Yamaha USA.
I wish I still had that 79 YZ-125!
California don’t need no stinking businesses. It has millionaires and billionaires to drain.
At least the drains get used for SOMETHING.
so much for the 4th/5th largest economy
In the People’s Democratic Republic of California he only has to answer to the Communist satraps who run the place.
Cypress is in Orange County and a nice area near the beach with great weather. Cost of housing is insane.
I wonder if Newsome is going to tweet something snarky at them like he did Bed, Bath and Beyond when they said they were not going to open stores in California again due to the business climate, taxes and crime.
The Japanese are not stupid, nor do they fall for scams like DEI, climate change etc., all embraced by the loons in California.
So long, farewell, adios. When do the CA voters wake up?
You honestly believe there’s a single election in CA that’s legitimate? Even the Republican ‘wins’ are just for appearances. Look at this ‘republican’ US House clown out there that just switched to ‘independent’.
They tanked Nexo in the USA
https://www.solarisnetwork.com/used/geo-t4805/44811
As predicted, the political environment in California will continue to become more progressive, since those who remain do so because they lack the funds or intelligence to escape. It is amazing and sad how much abuse the People will tolerate when they are gaslit by a compliant media directed by adept propagandists. The vast majority of Germans and Japanese supported their despots to the bitter end.
It is not just the tax and regulations. Cost of RUNNING the business is cheaper.
Power.
Water.
Insurance.
Liability.
Wages (anywhere between 10k-40k/employee cheaper) not to mention the state portion of employment taxes.
Put on top of that, it doesn’t take 2 hours to go across town in most red states. Gas is half and for what the Red States don’t take from employees, that lower salary goes a lot further.
not to mention ease of shipping from a red state vs what CA is doing to freight.
Kennesaw and Suwanee are both on the north side of Atlanta, at rush hour the only way to make it from one to another in less than 2 hours is by helicopter.
cali’s politicians don’t care. They’d rather rule over the ashes than have to find real, honest work.
If they can’t fleece the sheep you can bet they’ll head to the next state they think they can fleece.
Lemme ask you: Does it look like Newsom is worried bout anything? This means there’s a VERY good possibility he will be frauded into the Presidency, and he knows it.
Write this down. Make a note of the date I said this. Epstein is a yuge psyop as well. Just like covid. They couldn’t fraud a cackling, brownskinned whore in as easily as someone propped up as some sort of half-assed ‘elder statesman’. Although they did try. But BiteMe forced their hand after immediately endorsing her right out of the gate.
Whether they’ve gamed Newsom out in a civil war sense is something I don’t know. But to put ANYthing past the derpstate is a fool’s errand.
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