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  • Yamaha Motor’s Joint Motobot Development with SRI

    Yamaha Motor’s Joint Motobot Development with SRI

    IWATA, January 7, 2016 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that
    the Company's humanoid riding robot - Motobot- has moved into its second phase of
    development, and that the current partnership in joint development with SRI International
    (hereafter SRI) is set to continue.
    Presentations on the Motobot headed by Yamaha Motor and SRI representatives are
    scheduled to t

  • Yamaha Motor New Medium-term Management Plan Overview Yamaha Motor New Medium-term Management Plan Overview - A unique company that continues to achieve dynamic milestones -

    IWATA, December 15, 2015 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) has formulated its New Medium-term Management Plan for the three-year period from 2016.
    The New Medium-term Management Plan builds on the targets of the current (2013-2015) Medium-term Management Plan (being "improving corporate value by achieving sustainable growth") and increases the earning power of existing businesses, to

  • Yamaha Motor to Release M-SLAZ in Thailand - Dynamic New 150cc Sports Featuring Inverted Front Fork -

    Yamaha Motor to Release M-SLAZ in Thailand - Dynamic New 150cc Sports Featuring Inverted Front Fork -

    IWATA, December 2, 2015 -Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that the new 150cc sports model, the M-SLAZ - a motorcycle that fits with global trends by featuring its extreme sports feel design balanced in harmony with around-town practicality - is scheduled to be on sale in the Thai market from December 2015. Manufacture and sales of this new edition are to be carried out by the T

  • Yamaha Motor's Performance Damper Features in LEXUS GS

    Yamaha Motor's Performance Damper Features in LEXUS GS

    IWATA, November 26, 2015 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that the company will supply its unique chassis damping component - the Performance Damper - for use in the LEXUS GS350 sedan (except AWD models) launched on November 25.
    The GS350 is the latest LEXUS model to be fitted with Yamaha Motor's Performance Damper, following its successful implementation to the following

  • Yamaha Motor Launches MT-10, Flagship Model of MT Series — New 'Naked' 2016 Europe-bound Model for EICMA Exhibition —

    Yamaha Motor Launches MT-10, Flagship Model of MT Series — New 'Naked' 2016 Europe-bound Model for EICMA Exhibition —

    IWATA, November 17, 2015—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today plans to launch the MT-10 in Europe at the end of May 2016. This new performance motorcycle features a 998cc water-cooled, in-line four-cylinder engine with a crossplane crankshaft. The MT-10 will also be on display at EICMA, the Worldwide Motorcycle Exhibition, held from November 19 in Milan, Italy.
    This new model has

  • The 44th Tokyo Motor Show 2015 – About the Yamaha Booth

    The theme of the Yamaha Motor booth for the 44th Tokyo Motor Show 2015 is “Resonate. The Yamaha Motor Product Orchestra.” The booth will display a 20-model array of concept and production models, including six world premiere models and one Japan premiere model. At the Yamaha booth this time, visitors will see Yamaha’s “growing world of personal mobility” unified by the unique Yamaha product develo

  • The 44th Tokyo Motor Show 2015 Yamaha Motor Main Display Models

    The 44th Tokyo Motor Show 2015 Yamaha Motor Main Display Models

    IWATA, October 16, 2015 ― Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) will participate in the 44th Tokyo Motor Show 2015 (Organizer: Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc.) to be held at the Tokyo Big Sight from October 29 (Thu.) to November 8 (Sun.) (Preview Day on Oct. 29; General Public Days from Oct. 30).The theme of the Yamaha Motor booth will be the “Yamaha Motor Product Orchestra,” and t

  • Motorcycles become part of the connected vehicle world ~Yamaha, BMW Motorrad, and Honda cooperate to further increase safety of powered two-wheelers

    Motorcycles become part of the connected vehicle world ~Yamaha, BMW Motorrad, and Honda cooperate to further increase safety of powered two-wheelers

    Bordeaux/France, October 6,2015 – Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.(Tokyo:7272) , BMW Motorrad and Honda Motor Co. Ltd. are now collaborating to enhance Cooperative-Intelligent Transportation Systems (C-ITS) applications in powered two-wheelers (PTWs) and working together to establish a consortium named Connected Motorcycle Consortium. According to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which was signed by al

  • Yamaha Motor Launch New ACRUZO Scooter in Vietnam ~ Development Aimed at Women with Busy Lives

    Yamaha Motor Launch New ACRUZO Scooter in Vietnam ~ Development Aimed at Women with Busy Lives

    IWATA, October 06, 2015- Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it will launch the new ACRUZO scooter onto the Vietnam market from mid-October 2015. Aimed at female riders, the ACRUZO features a lightweight, easy-to-handle and stylish body, as well as an air-cooled 125cc engine developed using the BLUE CORE concept, which delivers both riding enjoyment as well as excellent fue

  • Yamaha Motor Launch New FACTOR150 ~ Second 150cc Street Motorcycle for Brazil’s Largest-demand Category

    Yamaha Motor Launch New FACTOR150 ~ Second 150cc Street Motorcycle for Brazil’s Largest-demand Category


    IWATA, October 06, 2015—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it will launch the new FACTOR150 model for Brazil from October 2015. Powered by a BlueFlex*1 specification ethanol-blend fuel compatible 150cc engine, it also features an innovative design that balances both sturdiness and dynamism. The manufacturing and sale of this model will be carried out by Brazilian G

  • Launch of New 'YA Series' Articulated Robots

    Launch of New 'YA Series' Articulated Robots

    IWATA, September 18, 2015 – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd (Tokyo: 7272) announces sale of eight new 'YA Series' articulated robots, which respond to a wide range of automation needs in production processes, from December 10, 2015. 
    Through adding the new 'YA Series' to its existing lineup, which focuses on linear conveyor modules, single-axis robots, cartesian robots, and SCARA robots, Yamaha Motor wil

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