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  • Notice Concerning the Decision of the Acquisition of Treasury Stock (Acquisition of Treasury Stock Pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation Based on the Provision of Article 165, Paragraph 2 of the Companies Act)

    IWATA, November 8,2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, the Company) announces that, at the meeting of the Board of Directors held today, the following items related to the acquisition of treasury stock based on the application of the provisions of Article 156 of Japan’s Companies Act pursuant to the rewording of Article 165-3 were resolved. The details are as follows.
     
    1. Reason for

  • Consolidated Business Results Summary — First Nine Months of Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2021 —

    Consolidated Business Results
    IWATA, November 8, 2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announces its consolidated business results for the first nine months of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.
    Net sales for the period were 1,362.6 billion yen (an increase of 295.5 billion yen or 27.7% compared with the same period of the previous fiscal year) and operating income was 154.6 bil

  • Maxime Renaux Crowned MX2 World Champion after Stunning Grand Prix of Garda Victory

    Maxime Renaux Crowned MX2 World Champion after Stunning Grand Prix of Garda Victory

    November 2, 2021 –Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2’s Maxime Renaux has been crowned 2021 MX2 World Champion at the 16th round of the FIM Motocross World Championship in Pietramurata, Italy, after celebrating a phenomenal Grand Prix win with a thrilling race victory – his eighth of the season.
    An incredible 12 podiums from 16 rounds, eight race wins, five Grand Prix wins and 20 top-three finish

  • Yamaha Motor and Hero Motors Company Sign Agreement for New e-Bike Hub-mounted drive unit Manufacturing Joint Venture - Building e-Bike Hub-mounted drive units in India to supply the growing global market -

    IWATA, October 29, 2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it has signed an agreement with Hero Motors Limited —which owns Hero Cycles, India’s largest bicycle manufacturer—to establish a joint venture company for the manufacture of Hub-mounted drive units for electrically power-assisted bicycles (e-Bikes). The joint venture is scheduled to be established by the end of thi

  • Fabio Quartararo’s Road to MotoGP Success

    Fabio Quartararo’s Road to MotoGP Success

    October 25, 2021 –From tipped ’title threat‘ when he debuted in the Moto3 class in 2015, to 2021 MotoGP World Champion in his first year with the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team: Fabio Quartararo is a remarkable talent with an inspiring success story.
    In his very first year with the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team, Fabio Quartararo showed incredible speed, maturity, and heroic perseverance

  • 2021 MotoGP World Champion Fabio Quartararo

    Fabio Quartararo Crowned MotoGP World Champion in Misano

    IWATA, October 25, 2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., Yamaha Motor Racing Srl, and the entire Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP staff warmly congratulate Fabio Quartararo on securing his first MotoGP World Championship Title at today‘s Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna.
    Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP rider Fabio Quartararo put in a superb performance today at the Gran Premio del Made in

  • New for 2022: WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team is born

    New for 2022: WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team is born

    October 25, 2021 –RNF Racing presents WithU as title partner and Yamaha backing for the MotoGP satellite team with riders Andrea Dovizioso and Darryn Binder.
    RNF Racing is pleased to confirm that for the 2022 season it will be joined by title partner WithU, and with Yamaha support, will be present in the MotoGP World Championship premier class as WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team.
    WithU was one o

  • Yamaha Motor Company and RNF MotoGP Team Sign an Agreement for 2022

    Yamaha Motor Company and RNF MotoGP Team Sign an Agreement for 2022

    October 22, 2021 –Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and RNF Racing Ltd. signed a one-year deal as part of a three-year programme. Yamaha will supply YZR-M1 bikes to the newly branded RNF MotoGP Team in 2022, with options to extend the partnership for 2023 and 2024.
    Sepang Racing Team is rebranded RNF MotoGP Team, with former CEO of Sepang International Circuit and Team Principal Razlan Razali remaining at

  • Darryn Binder Joins RNF MotoGP Team Rider Line-Up for 2022

    Darryn Binder Joins RNF MotoGP Team Rider Line-Up for 2022

    October 22, 2021 –Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is delighted to announce that Moto3 talent Darryn Binder will be joining Andrea Dovizioso in the rebranded RNF MotoGP Team. The South African will race for Yamaha’s satellite team in 2022 with an option to stay on for the 2023 MotoGP season.
    Following two years of riding in the Red Bull Rookies Cup, the South African started his full-time Moto3 class car

  • Announcement of Personnel Changes

    IWATA, October 14, 2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes, effective October 15, 2021
     
    Personnel Changes in General Managers
    (Name) (New position) (Current position) OGURA, Junichi General Manager of Manufacture
    Technology Division,
    Manufacturing Technology Center Senior Manager of Casting
    Engineering Group, Manufacture
    Technology Divi

  • The Unsung Hero Behind Each Cup of Dripped Blue Bottle Coffee    Yamaha Motor Newsletter (Oct. 12, 2021 No. 92)

    The Unsung Hero Behind Each Cup of Dripped Blue Bottle Coffee Yamaha Motor Newsletter (Oct. 12, 2021 No. 92)

    A steady stream of coffee traces a beautiful path down into the cup below, almost like a fine indigo thread. The flavor- and aroma-rich drip coffee brewed at Blue Bottle Coffee locations worldwide all use the same dripper. Each one of these beautiful and high-quality drippers is produced in Japan in the small town of Arita in Saga Prefecture on the country’s southern island of Kyushu, a place long

  • Kohta Nozane to Continue in WorldSBK in 2022

    Kohta Nozane to Continue in WorldSBK in 2022

    October 11, 2021 – Kohta Nozane, who is currently contesting the 2021 season of the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) will remain in the series for 2022 as well.
    Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. has supported Nozane throughout his racing career, from his time riding for Yamaha’s youth development team and factory team in the All Japan Road Race Championship to his rookie season in WorldSBK this

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