It’s spring, which means the 2018 motorsports season has finally begun. Yamaha’s riders and teams are set to challenge once again for titles in road racing and motocross, from national and regional series to world championships.
The riders in particular carry the weight of their fan’s expectations and fly the banner for their teams, and since they are chosen from among a wide field of pr
IWATA, March 30, 2018—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that it will begin limited sales of the YMR-08 industrial multi-rotor drone from June 2018 in Japan. Featuring coaxial rotors to provide excellent agrochemical spraying performance and a lightweight carbon body enabling continuous spraying of one hectare per flight1, the YMR-08 delivers spraying quality comparable to Yama
IWATA, March 23, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it has developed the TY-E electric trial bike—taking advantage of the unique features of electrical power—and has been working toward competing for the first time in the 2018 FIM Trial-E Cup with scheduled appearances at the Auron in France through July 14-15, and the Comblain au Pont in Belgium through July 21-22.
March 15, 2018— Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is delighted to announce that it will continue its strong relationship with nine-time World Champion and living MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi, having signed a new two-year agreement with Yamaha’s factory team for the 2019 and 2020 MotoGP seasons aboard the Yamaha YZR-M1.
The combination of the Doctor and the YZR-M1 has led to many milestones in the p
IWATA, March 14, 2018 – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes.
Abbreviations;
・SC = Scooter
・PF = Platform
Main businesses of the group companies referenced above;
・Yamaha Amakusa Manufacturing Co., Ltd.: Manufacture of FRP boats, and development & manufacture of floating dock
・Yamaha Motorcycle
IWATA, February 28, 2018—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it has been selected as a "White 500" Outstanding Health and Productivity Management Organization, marking its first recognition as a corporation engaging in outstanding health and productivity management. The recognition was achieved under the Certified Health and Productivity Management Organization Recognition
February 22, 2018— Following Jonas Folger’s declaration not to contest in 2018, the entire Monster Yamaha Tech3 was trying to find the best solution to replace the German, thereby evaluating available riders. Finally, the French-based squad is very happy and proud to announce, that Hafizh Syahrin will be their second MotoGP rider this season, alongside Johann Zarco.
After having impressed
IWATA, February 16, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it plans to install the Yamaha Clean Water Supply System in 10 locations in river basins in Senegal between February and November 2018. This is the first time that multiple units of this compact water purification system aimed at developing nations have been installed in the same project.
This initiative
February 15, 2018—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) held the 2018 Yamaha Motorsports Media Conference at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram, Thailand today. With members of the press and Thai government in attendance, Yamaha announced its motorsports strategy for the season and introduced its riders and teams for major racing series around the world.
Yasutaka Suzuki, Executive
February 15, 2018—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) is actively engaged in racing efforts all over the world in order to develop technologies and personnel under three main principles: raising the value of the Yamaha brand, acquiring advanced technologies and promoting the healthy spread of motorcycle racing.
In MotoGP last season, Yamaha notched up its 500th Grand Prix victory since i
This year is the third and final year of Yamaha Motor’s current medium-term management plan. While striving to be a unique company that continues to achieve dynamic milestones in our many business lines, we are engaged in numerous initiatives aimed at achieving our annual goal of 2 trillion yen in net sales.
Amid these efforts, we exhibited at CES 2018, the world’s largest consumer tec
IWATA, February 14, 2018—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that its MT-10 SP motorcycle, TMAX530 DX sports commuter, and XMAX 300 scooter have all received the internationally-prestigious "iF Design Award 2018"* These awards have all been achieved in the product category, with this year marking the fifth year running for Yamaha Motor to receive this honor.
The MT-10 SP
