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  • Premium Printer YSP10

    Yamaha Motor Launches New Premium Printer YSP10 - Enabling Full Automation of Production Changeover Work and Delivering World’s Fastest Level Cycle Time -

    IWATA, January 11, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that it will launch the new premium printer YSP10 on May 1, 2019. This high-end solder paste printer1 is compatible with full automation of changeover work and delivers the world’s fastest level tact time.2
    The YSP10 is the successor to the YSP, a high-end printer which featured 3S heads 3 and stencil suction m

  • Announcing the 2019 Yamaha Motorsports Media Conference

    January 9, 2019 – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce that the 2019 Yamaha Motorsports Media Conference will be held at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia on February 5th, 2019.
    The Conference will consist of two parts. Part 1 will be the Global Media Conference, where Yamaha Motor will present its worldwide racing strategy and officially introduce its rider and team li

  • New Yamaha Factory Racing Squad to Contest 2019 AMA SX and MX Championships with YZ450F

    New Yamaha Factory Racing Squad to Contest 2019 AMA SX and MX Championships with YZ450F

    December 28, 2018 – The opening round of the 2019 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship is set for Saturday, January 5, 2019 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. Contesting the premier 450cc class will be the Monster Energy/Yamaha Factory Racing Team run by Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A (YMUS).
    The team’s lineup will feature #51 Justin Barcia and #7 Aaron Plessinger, both riding

  • Yamaha Motor: Announcement of Personnel Changes in the Office of Executive Officers

    IWATA, December 27, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced the following personnel changes affecting Directors and Executive Officers approved at today’s Board of Directors Meeting. These changes will be effective following official approval at the Board of Directors Meeting to be held immediately after the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for the end of March 2

  • New Organizational Reforms and Personnel Changes at Yamaha Motor

    IWATA, December 27, 2018 - At today’s Board of Directors Meeting, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) resolved to implement the following organizational reforms and personnel changes, effective January 1, 2019.
    ■ Organizational reforms (effective January 1, 2019)
    1. IT Center
    The internal IT and digital departments will be aggregated to establish the new IT Center in order to c

  • “Yamaha Motor Group Environmental Plan 2050” Formulated - Aiming to Reduce CO₂ Emissions by 50% from the base year 2010 -

    IWATA, December 20, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today the “Yamaha Motor Group Environmental Plan 2050”. This plan was developed along the lines of the international Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi*1), the Plan aims to reduce “CO2 emissions during product use”, “CO2 emissions in production and logistics” and “the volume of resources use” by 50% from the base year

  • Yamaha’s First Industrial Drone Yamaha Motor Newsletter (December 20, 2018 No. 68)

    Yamaha’s First Industrial Drone Yamaha Motor Newsletter (December 20, 2018 No. 68)

    In what’s being called the “aerial industrial revolution” by some, various industries around the world are turning their attention to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly referred to as drones. These typically use multiple rotors connected to the body and an incredibly diverse range of models are being developed and marketed today, from small ones for hobbyists that fit in the palm of your

  • Yamaha Motor Makes Strategic Investment in Grab and Enters into Strategic Partnership in Motorcycle Ride-Hailing Service

    Yamaha Motor Makes Strategic Investment in Grab and Enters into Strategic Partnership in Motorcycle Ride-Hailing Service

    Iwata, JAPAN and SINGAPORE, December 13, 2018 — Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (“Yamaha Motor”) and Grab Holding Inc. (“Grab”), Southeast Asia’s leading online-to-offline (O2O) platform, announced today that they have agreed to form a strategic partnership to collaborate in motorcycle ride-hailing service within the Southeast Asian region with a focus on Indonesia. As part of the partnership agreement,

  • Yamaha Motor Outline of Long-term Vision & New Medium-term Management Plan

    IWATA, December 11, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that it has formulated its long-term vision until 2030, and a New Medium-term Management Plan for the three-year period starting in 2019.
    For its long-term vision, Yamaha Motor has created the slogan “ART for Human Possibilities” and devised a growth strategy heading for 2030. For increasingly diversifying peopl

  • Yamaha Motor Establishes Company Fund for New Business Creation Accelerating global corporate venturing activities

    IWATA, December 11, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today the establishment of the Company’s own US based Yamaha Motor Exploratory Fund, LP with the aim to further strengthen its global corporate venturing activities. The facility has a total investment of US$100million, and an operation period of 10-years. The establishment of the fund shows the Company’s long-term commitm

  • NOZZA GRANDE Premium

    Yamaha Motor Releases New NOZZA GRANDE in Vietnam — 125cc Scooter with HYBRID System —

    IWATA, December 7, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that the 2019 model NOZZA GRANDE 125cc premium scooter will be fitted with new features like the HYBRID System*1 and progressively released in Vietnam from December.
    The new model NOZZA GRANDE- while inheriting the features and images of the current model - is a model that aims at greater running and comfort, refr

  • Ratthapong Wilairot Doubles in Thailand Finale to Claim First ARRC SS600 Title

    Ratthapong Wilairot Doubles in Thailand Finale to Claim First ARRC SS600 Title

    December 3, 2018—The sixth and final round of the 2018 season of the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) took place from November 30 to December 2 at the Chang International Circuit in Thailand. Local hero Ratthapong Wilairot of the Yamaha Thailand Racing Team won both Race 1 and Race 2 aboard his YZF-R6 in the premier SuperSports 600 class to pull off a stunning comeback from 6th in the standi

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