Kawasaki Heavy sees aerospace, not motorcycles, driving future profits

Key executive predicts reversal in top-earning segment within years

20230801N Kawasaki bike

Kawasaki Heavy Industries' mainstay motorcycle business has been slowing down of late. © Reuters

ARATA SHIGENO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Kawasaki Heavy Industries' aerospace business is expected to outearn its motorcycle business in the fiscal year ending March 2025 as a global economic recovery fuels demand at key clients like Boeing.

The company earned 98 billion yen ($684 million) in business profit, before eliminations and corporate items, for the fiscal year ended March 31. Motorcycles and related operations generated around 70%, while the aerospace systems segment, which makes aircraft bodies and related components, accounted for about 15%.

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