Takeshi Teranishi Named New Kawasaki President as Scott Kiyama Returns to Japan

New company president to assume position April 1.

IRVINE, Calif., March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. has
announced that Shigehiko ("Scott") Kiyama, company president since 2006, will
be succeeded in that position by Takeshi Teranishi, effective April 1, 2009.
Kiyama has been at Kawasaki since 2002, serving initially as director of
planning, marketing and dales.

Kiyama will return to Japan and assume a new assignment as general manager of
the Supply Chain Division, Consumer Products and Machinery Company, Kawasaki
Heavy Industries, Ltd. (KHI).

Teranishi, who most recently headed the Sales and Marketing Division at KHI's
Consumer Products and Machinery Company, is an experienced executive who has
spent several years in the powersports industry. He served in various key
planning positions while assigned to Kawasaki's European operations.

Also fluent in French, Teranishi was first named to head the company's office
in France, prior to transferring to its European headquarters in the
Netherlands, where he served as general director of the Corporate Planning
Division and the Marketing Division.

Kiyama said the incoming president will bring a "considerable amount of
consumer products background, and he is in a good position to quickly adapt to
the market here in the U.S."

During Kiyama's tenure at KMC, the company introduced several key products
that have helped it increase market share. These class-leading models include
the Kawasaki Ninja(R) ZX(TM)-14 sportbike, the Jet Ski(R) Ultra(R) 250
personal watercraft, Teryx(TM) brand recreation utility vehicles, and the
Concours(TM) 14 sport touring motorcycle.

Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (KMC) markets and distributes Kawasaki
motorcycles, ATVs, personal watercraft, utility vehicles and recreation
utility vehicles through a network of more than 1,500 independent retailers,
with an additional 8,000 retailers specializing in Kawasaki general purpose
engines and hand-held power products. KMC and its affiliates employ nearly
3,650 people in the United States, with 430 of them located at KMC's Irvine,
California headquarters.

Kawasaki's tagline, "Let the good times roll.(TM)", is recognized worldwide.
The Kawasaki brand has become synonymous with powerful, stylish motorcycles
for over four decades. Information about Kawasaki's complete line of
recreational products and Kawasaki affiliates can be found on the Internet at
www.kawasaki.com.

SOURCE Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.

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