January 25, 2018–Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is delighted to announce that it has extended its Rider Agreement with Maverick Viñales by another two years.
It is with great pleasure that Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announce the re-signing of Maverick Viñales with the Yamaha Factory Racing Team for two further years. The news was made official today, during the 2018 Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team presen
January 24, 2018–The Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team showed off its 2018 colour scheme today at the Casa Del Lector, Matadero, giving a foretaste of what’s to come.
The focus of the 2018 Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team Presentation event was set on celebrating the start of the new season, rather than commemorating past achievements. Eager to take on the challenge to push the limits even further i
Yamaha Motor was founded in Japan as a motorcycle manufacturer in 1955. With the powertrain technology it garnered through motorcycle development and manufacture, the company steadily applied it towards diversifying its business, venturing into new product categories like outboard motors and snowmobiles. Like our racing karts and generators, snow throwers were also created using Yamaha’s multip
When the 45th Tokyo Motor Show 2017 opened to the public on October 28, 2017, Yamaha Motor was one of many exhibitors that took this prominent event as an opportunity for corporate communication and to show the directions in which the company will be moving forward.
With the theme of “Yamaha Future Garage: Resonate the Future,” the Yamaha booth had a total of 20 models on display, including si
Yamaha Motor strives to be a Kando* Creating Company that offers new excitement and a more fulfilling life for people all over the world. To realize this mission, we create products primarily for personal mobility like our motorcycles, scooters and more with a high standard of quality that moves and inspires people, and have expanded our range of customers with a growing line of products.
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In 1955, the motorcycle business of Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd. (today’s Yamaha Corporation) was spun off to establish Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. Shortly after, the company entered the marine industry, mainly offering outboard motors and boats. The core competencies for creating these products—small-engine and chassis/hull technologies—were then put to use in creating new products, thereby diversifying our
In 1960, Yamaha Motor followed on its success with motorcycles by entering the marine industry, and began manufacturing and selling FRP (fiber-reinforced plastic) motorboats and outboard motors. By developing a diverse line of products backed by tireless marketing efforts, Yamaha rose to become Japan’s leading comprehensive manufacturer of marine products.
On the global market as well, the out
September 11, 2017 - The Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team will be joined by Yamaha’s WorldSBK rider Michael van der Mark as a replacement for Valentino Rossi at the Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón.
Van der Mark will be riding Valentino Rossi’s YZR-M1 in Round 14 of the 2017 MotoGP World Championship, staged at the MotorLand Aragón track in Spain, while the Italian is recovering from his leg injury.
September 6, 2017 - Women’s Motocross World Championship (WMX) contender Kiara Fontanesi will race in the IA2 class at Round 9 (MFJGP) of the All Japan Motocross Championship set to be held at Sportsland SUGO in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan on October 22, 2017.
Hailing from Italy, the 23-year-old quickly distinguished herself in her 2009 debut season in WMX and finished the 2011 season in the runne
Rising Japanese racing star Kohta Nozane will once again join Australian veteran Broc Parkes and young German racer Marvin Fritz to compete in the FIM Endurance World Championship (EWC) as a full-time rider with the YART Yamaha Official EWC Team (YART) for the upcoming 2017–2018 season.
Nozane will be trackside with his teammates at the season-opening Bol d’Or 24-hour endurance race scheduled f
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To fulfill our corporate mission to be a Kando* Creating Company offering new excitement and a more fulfilling life for people all over the world, Yamaha Motor offers a variety of products and services for both recreation and business on a global scale, from motorcycles, outbo
July 31, 2017 ― The 40th Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Road Race got underway on July 30, 2017 at the iconic Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture, Japan, and saw the Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Katsuyuki Nakasuga, Alex Lowes and Michael van der Mark stretch Yamaha’s string of wins from 2015 and 2016 at the prestigious event with another. This marks Yamaha’s first-ever third consecutive Suzuka 8
