Yamaha opens first Indian factory

Yamaha has invested in its first Indian manufacturing plant in Chennai.

The company has signed up for a 28-acre plot on the city outskirts to set up a facility which is expected to start production in 2019. The plant may also make musical components such as piano parts and digital systems. It will be the first in India for Yamaha, which has seven similar facilities in Indonesia, the most recent of which saw an investment of $43m.