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What outboards are made in the USA?

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Emma Payne

Published Jan 20, 2026

Recognized as one of the marine industry's most iconic brands, Evinrude® is the original outboard engine, American born and bred, and steeped in tradition yet focused on continued growth and innovation.

Are any outboard motors made in the USA?

Evinrude is now the only outboard company whose complete line of motors are built in the USA.

Are Mercury outboards made in the USA?

Mercury Marine is a marine engine division of Brunswick Corporation. Its main product is built in a manufacturing plant located in Fond du Lac Wisconsin, which is also the world corporate headquarters.

Are Yamaha outboards made in the USA?

Yamaha outboard motors are manufactured at four production bases: the Fukuroi South Factory (Fukuroi City, Shizuoka Prefecture) and group company Yamaha Kumamoto Products Co., Ltd. (Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture) in Japan, MBK Industrie in France and Yamaha Motor da Amazonia Ltda. (YMDA) in Brazil.

Where is Evinrude outboard motors made?

All modern Evinrude motors were built and assembled in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, south of Milwaukee.

16 related questions found

Who makes Johnson outboards?

It has been owned since 2001 by the Canadian firm Bombardier Recreational Products. Bombardier stopped selling outboards under the Johnson brand after 2007, and moved all sales entirely to Evinrude Outboard Motors until they were discontinued in June 2020.

Does Suzuki make Johnson outboards?

The Suzuki motors were painted and badged as Johnsons and gave OMC dealers four-strokes to sell alongside the two-stroke Evinrude models. Just before the bankruptcy, an OMC dealer quipped to me that "those Suzuki Johnsons are the best motors OMC is selling right now."

Are Honda outboards made in China?

Honda now manufactures all of its 2- and 5-horsepower engines in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. The annual output of 15,000 units will be gradually relocated to a Fujian Province generator factory.

Where are Tohatsu outboards made?

All of Tohatsu's outboard engines are produced in Japan. A new state of the art warehouse was built in central Japan in 2005 that has 370,000 square feet of space and a production capacity of over 200,000 outboards per year.

What outboard motors are made in Japan?

Suzuki Marine produces two-stroke and four-stroke outboard engines ranging from 2.5 horsepower to 350hp. Suzuki Marine outboard motors are manufactured at the Tokoyama facility in the Aichi prefecture of Japan, and in factories in several countries abroad.

Are Evinrude motors made in USA?

Today, all Evinrude E-TEC engines are built and assembled in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, less than 30 miles south of Milwaukee. BRP's Evinrude engine line-up includes engine models from 3.5- to 300 horsepower. All engines are available at authorized Evinrude dealerships worldwide.

Where are Suzuki outboards made?

Suzuki outboard motors are produced at the Toyokawa Plant located in the Aichi Prefecture, Japan, as well as in overseas.

Where are Honda outboards made?

Except for one or two of their smaller models manufactured in China, Honda outboard engines are manufactured in their Hosoe outboard engine factory in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

Are Evinrude outboards still being made?

One of the world's leaders in outboard motor manufacturing will no longer exist. Evinrude motors parent company, Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), announced last week that it would discontinue manufacturing of its Evinrude E-TEC and E-TEC G2 outboard engines.

Why did Evinrude shut down?

Canadian company BRP stunned the recreational boating industry with their announcement it will immediately stop making Evinrude outboards. “Our outboard engines business has been greatly impacted by COVID-19, obliging us to discontinue production of our outboard motors immediately.

Are Suzuki outboards made by Tohatsu?

Suzuki makes its own motors. Tohatsu made motors for Mercury, and others.

Is Tohatsu made in China?

All Tohatsu outboard motors are produced in Japan.

Where are 40hp Mercury outboards made?

Mercury Marine Inc. is opening a new factory in China in about two weeks, the Fond du Lac outboard engine company said The $30 million plant will produce four-stroke engines that are commonly used on recreational boats and small commercial boats.”We are making a lot of these engines in Fond du Lac at the moment,” ...

Are Mercury outboard motors made in China?

Mercury Marine gets a break on tariffs for its Chinese-made outboard engines. Boating engine company Mercury Marine, based in Fond du Lac, has been granted exclusions from 25 percent tariffs for its outboard engines assembled in China.

Does Suzuki make Evinrude outboards?

OMC struck a deal with Suzuki to supply it with four-stroke models to fill out its line. The Suzuki motors were painted and badged as Johnsons and gave OMC dealers four-strokes to sell alongside the two-stroke Evinrude models.

Who is the largest outboard motor manufacturer?

Yamaha is the global market leader with 40% market share and reported revenue of $2.6 Billion in Jan-Sep 2019 period, 4% up YOY.It has also said that sales of high margin 200hp outboard motors went up in US and well as Europe in 2019.

Who made Evinrude 4 stroke?

Released on the Aussie market about a year ago, the Evinrude 70 is the result of a joint effort between Suzuki and OMC, and is the teaming's first big four-stroke outboard.