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  • Yamaha Motor Launches F425A/FL425A Outboard Motor in North America - Highest-Output Model Meets Growing Demand for Large Outboards -

    IWATA, May 23, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that it will launch the new F425A/FL425A* 425 horsepower outboard motor in North America in summer 2018.
    The highest-output model in the lineup, the F/FL425A is powered by a newly-developed 4-stroke 5,559cm3 V8 engine which delivers a maximum of 425 horsepower. This power unit features the first application in a 4

  • 2017 All Japan Champ Yusuke Watanabe to Enter 2018 AMA 250cc Motocross Championship

    May 18, 2018 – 2017 All Japan Motocross IA2 Champion and Yamaha rider Yusuke Watanabe will soon begin his challenge of racing in the United States in the AMA 250cc Motocross Championship that kicks off on May 19, 2018. The 22-year-old is set to race as a member of the 3D Racing team supported by group company Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.
    The AMA Motocross series is home to some of the

  • Aaron Plessinger Wins His First Championship with AMA Supercross 250SX West Title

    May 15, 2018 – On May 5, 2018 at the finale of the 10-round AMA Supercross 250SX West Championship season held in Las Vegas, Nevada, Monster Energy/Yamalube/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Aaron Plessinger won his first-ever championship, clinching the title aboard the YZ250F.
    Plessinger made his AMA debut in the 250SX West class in 2015, taking an impressive 5th overall in his rookie season. In 2016

  • Announcement of Personnel Changes

    IWATA, May 14, 2018 – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes, effective May 15, 2018.

    Main businesses of the group companies referenced above;
    ・Yamaha Motor India Pvt. Ltd.: Regional control company in India
    ・India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd.: Manufacture, export and sales of motorcycles in India
    ・Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt.Ltd.:Sales of mot

  • Yamaha Motor earnings up solidly in first quarter - Profits rise in all major product categories -

    IWATA, May 10,2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announces consolidated business results for the first quarter.
    Net sales for Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.'s consolidated accounting period for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 were 405.6 billion yen, (an increase of 19.5 billion yen or 5.1% compared with the same period the previous fiscal year), and operating

  • Riders from Around the Globe Selected as Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Enters Third Year

    April 27, 2018—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is proud to announce that the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp, a training programme run since 2016 in cooperation with Valentino Rossi’s VR46 Riders Academy to discover and develop young riding talent, will be held once again in July and September of this year.
    The fifth edition of the Camp in July will see the first Americans participate, with two riders racin

  • Yamaha Motor Awarded India Design Mark for Seventh Year Running - Second Design Award for FZ25 -

    IWATA, April 19, 2018 – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that the FZ25 motorcycle- produced and sold by Yamaha Motor's India subsidiary, India Yamaha Motor Private Limited (IYM) - have been awarded the India Design Mark (I MARK) sponsored by The India Design Council. These honors mark the seventh year in a row - every year since the inaugural awards in 2012 - that a Yamaha Mo

  • Yamaha Motor Launches LEXi in Indonesia - New 125cc Scooter Enters Premium Class in Growing Market -

    IWATA, April 18, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that April will see the company launch its new LEXi and LEXi-S scooters powered by the BLUE CORE*1 125cm3 engine, for the expanding premium class in the Indonesian scooter market.
    The LEXi has been developed under the concept of a High Value Utility Commuter, which is intended to be an entry model for the region

  • Announcement of Personnel Changes

    IWATA, April 13, 2018 – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes, effective April 15, 2018.

    Abbreviations;
    ・CS = Customer Service
    ・SCM = Supply Chain Management
    Main businesses of the group companies referenced above;
    ・Yamaha Motor Distribution Singapore Pte. Ltd.: Import and export of Parts, Accessories, ME, WV and Boats
    ・Yamaha Moto

  • Yamaha Motor Exhibits CELL HANDLER™️ at U.S. Cancer Research Conference - Cell Picking and Imaging System with Expanded Applicability Including Ex vivo Tissue Picking -

    IWATA, April 11, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that it will exhibit the CELL HANDLER™️ cell* picking and imaging system at the AACR (American Association for Cancer Research) Annual Meeting 2018 to be held from April 14 to 18 in Chicago, Illinois.
    The AACR Annual Meeting 2018 is one of the largest conferences in the world for cancer researchers and clinicians w

  • Yamaha Motor Wins Seventh Consecutive Red Dot Award - Third Design Award for TMAX530 & XMAX 300 -

    IWATA, April 9, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that its sports commuter TMAX530 DX, and its scooter XMAX 300 have both received the globally -renowned Red Dot Award*: Product Design 2018. These honors mark the seventh year in a row - every year since the inaugural awards in 2012 - that a Yamaha Motor product has received this award.
    In addition, this achievement m

  • Yamaha Motor: First Exhibition at HANNOVER MESSE 2018, World's Leading Trade Fair for Industrial Technology - Delivering Overall Optimization of Fully-Digitalized Production Facilities through Robot Transport -

    IWATA, April 5, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that it will exhibit for the first time at the HANNOVER MESSE 2018, a B to B industrial technology trade show to be held in Hannover, Germany, from Monday, April 23 to Friday, April 27, 2018. Based on the theme of “Fully-Digitalized Production through Robot Transport,” the Yamaha Motor booth will showcase the overall con

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