Another Calif. company moves its HQ out of state, this time to Georgia

Another California company has announced its decision to move all operations outside of the state.

Yamaha Motor Corporation, known for creating motorized vehicles like motorcycles and WaveRunners, is set to relocate its headquarters to Kennesaw, Georgia, after more than 45 years in Cypress, California, where it first opened an office in 1979. The company, a subsidiary of the Japan-based Yamaha Motor Company, already had a sizable presence in Kennesaw, having moved its marine business in 1999 and later its motorsports business units there.

The shift includes the sale of all property in Cypress, which includes around 25 acres of offices and warehouses that housed mostly “corporate functions and the Financial Services business.” ---More...

???? WOW! In a brutal loss for Gov. Gavin Newsom, Yamaha is PULLING OUT of California after nearly 50 years

The HQ will now be relocated to Georgia.

Gavin Newsom has failed California. pic.twitter.com/8ukIwrGlCD

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh)March 10, 2026

In a brutal loss for Gov. Gavin Newsom, Yamaha is PULLING OUT of California after nearly 50 years

The HQ will now be relocated to Georgia.

Gavin Newsom has failed California.

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