please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message yanmar co. ltd. type privately held industry heavy equipment manufacturing founded osaka japan 1912 as yamaoka hatsudoki kosakusho headquarters 1 32 chayamachi kita ku osaka japan key people takehito yamaoka president products diesel engines heavy equipment watercraft unmanned aerial vehicles revenue 703.8 billion yen march 2016 consolidated number of employees 17 974 consolidated as of march 31 2016 website https www.yanmar.com global 2 yanmar co. ltd. yanm kabushiki gaisha is a japanese diesel engine manufacturer with more than 100 years of history . the engines are used in a wide range of applications including seagoing vessels construction equipment agricultural equipment and generator sets . within the last 20 years yanmar has also established a growing presence in the domestic uav market in japan and elsewhere with small helicopter uavs such as the yanmar yh300 sl and yanmar ayh 3 primarily used in agricultural spraying and other forms of aerial application . contents 1 company description 2 company name origin 3 timeline 4 media programmes sponsored by yanmar 4.1 past 5 products 6 references 7 external links company description edit yanmar corporate headquarters japan yanmar is for the most part a corporation specializing in diesel engines and also makes light fishing boats hulls for ships tractors combine harvesters rice planting machines gas heat pumps snow throwers transporters tillers mini excavators portable diesel generators side by side utv and heavy utility machinery . yanmar is one of the most famous among the top brands of agricultural marine machinery in japan and the world . yanmar was the first to put a diesel engine in a rice planting machine with a passenger seat . small light air cooled diesel engines are yanmar s speciality . yanmar also supplies engines to john deere tractors and thermo king corporation used in refrigerated trucks and trailers . it also has a presence in both the domestic and international uav markets . yanmar s headquarters are at 1 32 chayamachi kita ku osaka japan . yanmar is the patron of the j. league division 1 soccer team cerezo osaka and sponsor for afc champions league yanmar racing and several weather forecast programmes on japanese television . they sponsor a german football club borussia dortmund and also are a global sponsor to manchester united f.c. . company name origin edit as described on the company website the name yanmar is a combination of the yanma dragonfly known by names such as oniyanma and ginyanma and the yama from the name of the company founder magokichi yamaoka . 1 timeline edit a yanmar 2gm20 marine diesel engine installed in a sailboat . 1912 yamaoka magokichi sets up business under the name yamaoka engine workshop . 1931 inauguration of yamaoka engine workshop limited . 1936 inauguration of yamaoka internal combustion machines limited . 1940 yamaoka internal combustion machines amalgamates with yamaoka engine workshop . 1952 company name changes to yanmar diesel limited . 1992 yamaoka magokichi sets up business with small tractors . 1992 company name changes to yanmar diesel limited . 1999 in this year the yanmar company starts the production of the famous yanmar ymxxxx four digits series for the local market this was one of the world s bestsellers at that time . 2002 company starts the mass production of the f and fx series for local market a new world success in the tractor manufacturing business . 2002 after a world success the company changes to yanmar limited . 2003 a joint venture was established in shandong china with shandong shifeng called shandong shifeng yanmar engine co. media programmes sponsored by yanmar edit yanbo marbo weather forecast yanbo marbo tenki yoho fishery news on wakayama broadcasting system co. past edit ftv news sponsored by yanmar ftv yanmar teikyo ftv nyusu on fukushima tv . yanmar family hour yanmar famiri awa on tokyo broadcasting system television including fly songoku tobe songoku a puppet show based on the classical chinese novel journey to the west . the chance za chiansu an american price is right style game show . afc champions league cerezo osaka products edit yanmar l48 diesel small engine yanmar 2gm20 yanmar rr50 planting machine yanmar f16d tractor yanmar yc80 g handy tractor yanmar ym2620d tractor yanmar f22d tractor yanmar ap45a generator references edit 1 about brand page on yanmar.com ; 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