IWATA, May 17, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) today announced that its Indian motorcycle manufacturing subsidiary India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd. (IYM) has reached a total accumulated production volume of 10 million units.
Motorcycle demand is growing every year against a background of rising incomes thanks to economic growth and the increasing role of women in society, with the cur
IWATA, May 14, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes, effective May 15, 2019.
1. Personnel changes at group companies
Name
New Position
Current Position
Kei Ochiai
Chairman of Yamaha Motor
Electronics Suzhou Co., Ltd.
Yamaha Motor Electronics Co., Ltd.
Minoru Sasaki
General Director of Yamah
IWATA, May 13, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announces that it will provide co-sponsorship as an official supporter of the TOTAL AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS EGYPT 2019 football tournament to be held in Egypt from June 21 through to July 19. The tournament will determine who is the No. 1 team in the continent.
In addition, as part of this initiative, the company has decided to donate
IWATA, May 10, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that the company has entered into a business capital tie-up agreement with AI computing specialist Digital Media Professionals Inc. (hereinafter DMP), with the main purpose of strengthening the development of artificial intelligence technology (AI) for automation and autonomy of the company’s products. Yamaha Motor has d
May 10, 2019—2017 All Japan Motocross IA2 Champion and Yamaha rider Yusuke Watanabe will soon begin his second full season of racing in the AMA 250cc Motocross Championship, which kicks off in Sacramento, California on May 18, 2019 and runs for 12 rounds until the final round on August 24. The 23-year-old is set to race with the 2019 YZ250F on the CycleTrader/Rock River/Yamaha team supported by
May 8, 2019—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is proud to announce that it has signed a new three-year agreement with Valentino Rossi’s VR46 Riders Academy to continue its partnership and holding the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp, a training programme to discover and develop young riding talent. Beginning this year, Master Camps will be held biannually in Italy over the next three years for six in total.
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IWATA, May 8, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) today announced the development of the YAMAHA 470 CPH new model of international 470 class yacht, with orders being accepted from May 30, 2019.
Designed in France in 1963, the 470 class is a compact two-person racing yacht. Internationally, the class features in the Sailing World Cup, contested by the world’s elite sailors, and in Ja
May 7, 2019—On May 4, 2019 at the final round of the AMA 250SX West Championship held in Las Vegas, Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Dylan Ferrandis won his first-ever championship aboard his YZ250F. This is the second year in a row for the team to claim the title, with Aaron Plessinger accomplishing the feat last year.
Ferrandis was born in 1994 in France and competed in the MX2 World C
IWATA, May 7, 2019 - 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, 2019 were 429.3 billion yen, (an increase of 23.8 billion yen or 5.9% compared with the same period the previous fiscal year), and operat
In our last issue, we introduced Yamaha Motor’s Sea-Style marine club for boat rentals in Japan, offering an easy and convenient way for more people to experience and enjoy the boating life.
In the same spirit, we have recently launched a new motorcycle rental service as well. For licensed riders who don’t yet have their own bike or have sold their bike, this convenient and worry-free
IWATA, April 12, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) has resolved to implement the following organizational reforms and personnel changes, effective April 15, 2019.
■ Organizational Reforms
Corporate Planning & Finance Center
In order to further promote the upgrading of the global management and business platforms, the Business Process Innovation Group will become
IWATA, April 5, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that testing on public roads of YG-M FC prototype fuel cell vehicle will begin on April 18. Aiming to deliver a seamless vehicle sharing service, the trial will take place on a city-center course in Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, including scheduled routes as part of the city's “WA-MO” new transport system.
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