[{"id":16019,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2026\/08\/05\/yamaha-to-end-in-house-side-by-side-production-in-the-united-states\/","title":"Yamaha to End In-House Side-by-Side Production in the United States","content":"Yamaha is reportedly preparing to end in-house production of its side-by-side lineup in the United States, marking a major shift for the company after more than two decades in the off-road vehicle market. The move comes as Yamaha continues to streamline its powersports business following the discontinuation of the YXZ1000R sport side-by-side and its exit from the snowmobile market.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_16022\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"]\"\" Yamaha will end US Production of its side-by-side line-up including the Wolverine. Photo: Yamaha[\/caption]\r\n\r\nFor years, Yamaha's side-by-side models, including the Wolverine, Viking, and YXZ families, have been assembled at the company's manufacturing facility in Newnan, Georgia. As recently as the introduction of its 2026 lineup, Yamaha emphasized that its vehicles were built in the United States for global distribution.\r\n\r\nThe biggest sign of the company's changing strategy came with the retirement of the YXZ1000R, the only sport side-by-side on the market equipped with a manual transmission. Yamaha officials said the company would instead focus on its remaining utility and recreation models, including the Wolverine and Viking platforms.\r\n\r\nAlthough Yamaha has not publicly outlined the full details of its long-term manufacturing plans, the decision reflects broader changes within the powersports industry as manufacturers respond to rising costs, shifting consumer demand, and increased competition in the off-road market.","excerpt":"

Yamaha is reportedly preparing to end in-house production of its side-by-side lineup in the United States, marking a major shift …<\/p>","date":"August 5, 2026 09:55","categories":[{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"},{"id":25047652,"title":"UTV","slug":"utv"}],"tags":[{"id":25049949,"title":"R-MAX","slug":"r-max"},{"id":25049680,"title":"sxs","slug":"sxs"},{"id":25047653,"title":"UTV","slug":"utv"},{"id":25049948,"title":"Wolverine","slug":"wolverine"},{"id":25047984,"title":"yamaha","slug":"yamaha"}]},{"id":10711,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2024\/10\/01\/video-the-evolution-of-robby-gordons-speed-utv\/","title":"VIDEO: The Evolution of Robby Gordon’s Speed UTV","content":"Robby Gordon gives us a behind the scenes tour of his new Speed UTV Shop in Anaheim, California. Find out what happens when a customer orders a Speed UTV. Plus he explains the evolution of the Speed UTV.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q9o6NQ5WdCQ","excerpt":"

Robby Gordon gives us a behind the scenes tour of his new Speed UTV Shop in Anaheim, California. Find out …<\/p>","date":"October 1, 2024 12:17","categories":[{"id":25047769,"title":"FEATURES","slug":"features"},{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"},{"id":25047652,"title":"UTV","slug":"utv"}],"tags":[{"id":25049701,"title":"el diablo","slug":"el-diablo"},{"id":25049702,"title":"el jefe","slug":"el-jefe"},{"id":25047912,"title":"Robby Gordon","slug":"robby-gordon"},{"id":25049703,"title":"robby gordon offroad","slug":"robby-gordon-offroad"},{"id":25047655,"title":"Side-by-Side","slug":"side-by-side"},{"id":25049700,"title":"Speed UTV","slug":"speed-utv"},{"id":25049680,"title":"sxs","slug":"sxs"},{"id":25047653,"title":"UTV","slug":"utv"}]},{"id":10521,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2024\/09\/06\/mia-chapman-making-nitrocross-debut\/","title":"Mia Chapman Making Nitrocross Debut","content":"Red Bull athlete Mia Chapman is making her debut in the Nitrocross series in the SXS class. Chapman will pilot the #37 Red Bull backed Can-Am at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_10523\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"640\"]\"\" Mia Chapman has raced the Red Bull Scramble series this year. Photo: Red Bull[\/caption]\r\n\r\n\u201cI\u2019m so excited to run my first Nitrocross SXS season this year!\u201d said Chapman. \u201cThe series has grown so quickly over the last few years, and now is for sure the right time to make the switch and get involved. The racing is a lot more full contact and wheel-to-wheel than a lot of what I\u2019ve done before, but I\u2019m confident that I can adapt quickly and that we can bring home some hardware this season.\u201d\r\n\r\nChapman has experience running desert, shortcourse and most recently competed in the Red Bull Scramble series.","excerpt":"

Red Bull athlete Mia Chapman is making her debut in the Nitrocross series in the SXS class. Chapman will pilot …<\/p>","date":"September 6, 2024 15:54","categories":[{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"},{"id":25047652,"title":"UTV","slug":"utv"}],"tags":[{"id":25047645,"title":"Can-Am","slug":"can-am"},{"id":25049678,"title":"Mia Chapman","slug":"mia-chapman"},{"id":25049550,"title":"nitrocross","slug":"nitrocross"},{"id":25049679,"title":"nitrocross debut","slug":"nitrocross-debut"},{"id":25047683,"title":"red bull","slug":"red-bull"},{"id":25049681,"title":"richmond","slug":"richmond"},{"id":25047655,"title":"Side-by-Side","slug":"side-by-side"},{"id":25049680,"title":"sxs","slug":"sxs"},{"id":25047653,"title":"UTV","slug":"utv"},{"id":25049682,"title":"virginia","slug":"virginia"}]}]{ "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "user_comment": "This feed allows you to read the posts from this site in any feed reader that supports the JSON Feed format. To add this feed to your reader, copy the following URL -- https://dirtsportsworld.com/tag/sxs/feed/json/ -- and add it your reader.", "home_page_url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/tag/sxs/", "feed_url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/tag/sxs/feed/json/", "language": "en-US", "title": "sxs Archives - DirtSportsWorld", "description": "The Voice of Off-Road Motorsports", "icon": "https://i0.wp.com/dirtsportsworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-DSW-Web-Icon.png?fit=59%2C59&ssl=1", "items": [ { "id": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/?p=16019", "url": "https://dirtsportsworld.com/2026/08/05/yamaha-to-end-in-house-side-by-side-production-in-the-united-states/", "title": "Yamaha to End In-House Side-by-Side Production in the United States", "content_html": "

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