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  • Launch of the New Mio125 onto the Indonesian Market ~Scooter Featuring the Next-generation Compact Engine based on the BLUE CORE concept

    IWATA, December 8, 2014 – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) will launch the new Mio125 scooter in Indonesia in December 2014.
    Developed based on the 'New! –Full of Life! – Mio' concept, the new Mio features the next-generation compact BLUE CORE engine, which takes riding enjoyment, fuel efficiency and environmental performance to all-new levels. The displacement of the new model has been inc

  • The 11th YAMAHA ASEAN CUP RACE

    Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the holding of"The 11th YAMAHA ASEAN CUP RACE" over the two days of December 6-7, 2014 at the Sentul International Circuit (Overall length: approx. 3.96 km) in West Java, Indonesia. Yamaha Motor group company P.T. Yamaha Indonesia Motor Manufacturing (YIMM) will host the event. Launched in 2003, the YAMAHA ASEAN CUP RACE is an event that aims to promote the sporty

  • Yamaha Motor Racing Receives 2014 FIM Environment Award

    In recognition of the renewed ISO 14001:2004 and BS_OHSAS 18001:2007 certificates and the successful KISS Mugello initiative (Keep it Shiny and Sustainable), Yamaha Motor Racing is proud to announce that it’s been presented with the 2014 FIM Environment Award.
    The important award was presented to Marco Riva, General Manager of Yamaha Motor Racing Srl, at the FIM Gala Ceremony held yesterday,

  • Yamaha Motor Releases New E-VINO Electric Commuter ~Bringing more practicality while priced in line with gasoline-run models

    IWATA, November 19, 2014 – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) will release its new electric commuter model E-VINO from December 2014, which offers the great combination of practicality and affordability. Manufacturing and sales of the new model will be carried out by Yamaha Motor Taiwan Co., Ltd.
    The E-VINO is powered by a newly-developed motor and a new 50V lithium-ion battery. Thanks to thes

  • Summary of Consolidated Business Results for the First Nine Months of the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2014

    IWATA, November 6, 2014 – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announces Consolidated business results for the first nine months of the fiscal year. Net sales in the consolidated accounting period for the first nine months of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014 were 1,124.6 billion yen – an increase of 76.7 billion yen (+7.3%) compared with the same period the previous fiscal year – showing a

  • Yamaha Motor to Release Two New YZF-R1 Supersport Models in Europe and U.S. ~YZF-R1 & YZF-R1M share lineage with MotoGP machines

    IWATA, November 4, 2014 – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today the planned release of two new supersport flagship models, the YZF-R1 and its high-end counterpart YZF-R1M, first in Europe in early March 2015 and then in North America. Both models feature an entirely new 998cm3 liquid-cooled, in-line four-cylinder engine with crossplane crankshaft.
    The all-new 2015 YZF-R1 and YZF-

  • Yamaha Motor to Start Publishing News from Mynewsdesk

    Dear Journalists, Yamaha Motor will be delivering its releases and newest updates using 'Mynewsdesk'
    to communicate more effectively and efficiently with you.  http://www.mynewsdesk.com/yamaha-motor From now on, all our releases will be available on this website, together with a bunch
    of high-resolution photos pertaining to the release.
    Hopefully more high quality imagery (stills an

  • Promoting Safety Awareness (YRA)

    Yamaha has long worked in a variety of ways to instruct customers in the proper use of our products. These activities are now a part of the Yamaha Riding Academy (YRA) program run all over the world today for a wide range of product categories. In this issue, we focus on the motorcycle category as we introduce Yamaha’s efforts past and present to promote safety awareness.