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    Yamaha Motor to Launch EMF Electric Scooter in Taiwan - Second collaborative battery-swapping EV with Gogoro -

    IWATA, January 19, 2022 – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it will launch the EMF in Taiwan in March 2022 as its second electric scooter with a swappable battery system through its ongoing collaboration with Gogoro Inc. (Headquarters: Taoyuan City, Taiwan, CEO: Horace Luke).
    The EC-05 launched for Taiwan in 2019 was an OEM model designed by Yamaha Motor based on the pla

  • Same type of electric motor unit mounted on the STI E-RA CONCEPT

    Yamaha Motor Supplying Hyper-EV Electric Motors for Subaru Tecnica International (STI) - To be mounted on STI E-RA EV for future motorsport aiming for Nürburgring record -

    IWATA, January 14, 2022 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that the Company will supply Subaru Tecnica International Inc. (STI) with electric motor units for the STI E-RA EV it is developing for future motorsport.
    The STI E-RA is being developed by STI with the aim of gaining experience and practice in new technologies in the world of motorsport, which is making its way towa

  • Prep through Play for Disaster Readiness   Yamaha Motor Newsletter(Jan. 12, 2022 No. 94)

    Prep through Play for Disaster Readiness Yamaha Motor Newsletter(Jan. 12, 2022 No. 94)

    Japan is a country frequently hit by natural disasters—from daily earthquakes to seasonal typhoons—and in order to ensure government functions remain in place should disaster strike, the importance of both individuals and communities taking the initiative to prepare for them has come under the spotlight.
    However, it is often the case that when an emergency situation actually does arise, the equ

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

    IWATA, December 23, 2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announces that the Company finalized the following executive and executive officer changes at the Board of Directors meeting held on December 23, 2021.
    Also note that with exception for the change in directors effective January 1, 2022, the changes for all directors and executive officers will be formally decided at the Ordinary Ge

  • New Organizational Reforms and Personnel Changes at Yamaha Motor

    IWATA, December 23, 2021 - 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, 2022.
     
    ■ Organizational Reforms (effective January 1, 2022)
    1. Creative Center
    The Creative Center will be reorganized with the aim of strengthening value creation functions and org

  • Notice Regarding the Status of the Acquisition and Completion of Acquisition of Own Shares

    IWATA, December 16, 2021 –Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, the Company) announces the status of the acquisition of its own shares based on Article 156 of the Company Law, which is applicable in accordance with Article 165, Paragraph 3 of the same law as follows.
    This transaction has completed the acquisition of treasury shares based on the resolution of the Board of Directors held on Novemb

  • Yamaha Motor Acquires US Smart boat tech Company Siren Marine - Connected Boats providing safer and comfortable marine lives -

    IWATA, December 16, 2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced its intention to purchase Siren Marine, Inc. (hereinafter, Siren Marine), a US based company that provides Connected Boat solutions to the marine industry by using smart boat technology.
    This acquisition aims to further promote technological development for IoT and Connected Boat support in the marine industry by placing

  • The E-Vino electric scooter to be used in the field test

    Yamaha Motor to Support e-Ride Tokyo Bike Battery Sharing Field Test - Will also join EV Bike Collection in Tokyo 2021 event -

    IWATA, December 2, 2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it will support the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s e-Ride Tokyo electric bike battery sharing field test to be conducted in the Itabashi Ward area from mid-December 2021 to mid-March 2022 by providing electric bikes and holding riding safety classes.
    In addition, the Company will participate in activities to fu

  • LBAR motorless single-axis rod type actuator (left) and ABAS12 slim single-axis slider type robot (right)

    Yamaha Motor Adds LBAR and ABAR Rod Types to Robonity Series - Slider type lineup gains slimmer LBAS12 and ABAS12 models -

    IWATA, December 2, 2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that its Robotics Operations has added new rod type models to the basic model lineup of the Robonity industrial robot series* and that slimmer models with reduced height will be added to the existing lineup of slider types. Both will be released sequentially from December 2, 2021. These additions to the Robonity Series

  • Notice Regarding the Status (Progress Report) of the Acquisition of Own Shares

    IWATA, December 1, 2021 – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, the Company) announces the status of the acquisition of its own shares based on Article 156 of the Company Law, which is applicable in accordance with Article 165, Paragraph 3 of the same law as follows.
     
    1. Type of shares acquired : Common shares 2. Number of shares acquired : 1,964,600 shares 3. Total value of shares acq

  • Razgatlıoğlu Crowned 2021 WorldSBK Champion in Indonesia!

    Razgatlıoğlu Crowned 2021 WorldSBK Champion in Indonesia!

    November 22, 2021 –Toprak Razgatlıoğlu was crowned the 2021 FIM Superbike World Champion at a dramatic Indonesian finale, with Yamaha and Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK winning the Manufactures’ and Teams’ titles.
    Heading into the day with a 30-point advantage in the championship, Razgatlıoğlu sealed the title in this morning’s first race at the Mandalika International Street Circuit, finishin

  • Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team to Make Moto2 World Championship Debut in 2022

    Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team to Make Moto2 World Championship Debut in 2022

    November 19, 2021 –Following the great success of the biannual Yamaha VR46 Master Camp training programme in Tavullia and VR46 Master Camp Team’s five years of FIM CEV experience, the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp project will be taken to a new level in 2022 as part of a collaboration between Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., Thai Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., Yamaha Motor Europe N.V., and VR46. Next year the Yamaha VR

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