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  • Yamaha Motor Produces Ten-millionth Motorcycle in Taiwan Major Milestone in One of the World's Largest Scooter Markets

    IWATA, April 12, 2017 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that local Group company Yamaha Motor Taiwan co., Ltd (hereinafter, YMT) has now produced its ten-millionth motorcycle since the company’s establishment in 1987.
    YMT was established in 1987 as a local subsidiary of Yamaha Motor for motorcycle production in Taoyuan City of northern Taiwan, and mainly produces scooters f

  • Yamaha Motor XSR900 Grabs Coveted Supreme Design Award - First Yamaha Motor Model to Win Five Design Awards -

    IWATA, April 3, 2017 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that its XSR900 motorcycle has been chosen as the “Best of the Best” in the globally-renowned Red Dot Award*: Product Design 2017 competition.
    This marks the fifth consecutive year since 2012 that Yamaha Motor products have received this award, and the third product selected for the “Best of the Best” honor after the MT-

  • Yamaha Motor to Launch More Powerful YZF-R15 in Indonesia - Boasts Nearly 20% Greater Output; Sales in Other ASEAN Countries Planned -

    IWATA, March 31, 2017-Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that the new YZF-R15 sports model motorcycle, which inherits the DNA of the flagship supersport YZF-R1, will be launched in April 2017 for Indonesia and subsequently also go on sale in other ASEAN markets.
    As the successor model to the current YZF-R15, which has been popular for its highly-focused feel and racy image whic

  • New Corporate documentary movie released! Skill India: Schools for India’s Dreamers

    Yamaha Engineer's smiles Moving You:Vol. 10 Skill India: Schools for India’s Dreamers
    Yamaha Training Schools (YTS) are open to young people in India who otherwise wouldn’t have the means or opportunity to study or receive vocational training, and they provide training and instruction for them to become certified motorcycle technicians. These schools are being opened throughout India and youn

  • Yamaha Motor Design -Yamaha Motor Monthly Newsletter(Mar.15, 2017 No.51)

    Yamaha Motor DesignBringing New Dimensions to Ideas, Forms and Monozukuri
    Since its founding, Yamaha Motor has placed particular importance on design in its quest to be a Kando* Creating Company, aiming to create a distinct corporate presence by building products with a high standard of quality that move and inspire people. Alongside original and innovative ideas, concepts and technologies

  • Yamaha Motor Releases Unmanned Herbicide Sprayer - WATER STRIDER - Lightweight and Easy Handling for Improved Rice Cultivation Efficiency -

    IWATA, March 15, 2017 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that the unmanned WATER STRIDER boat - capable of being remotely controlled for herbicide spraying work required before and after rice planting and direct sowing in paddy rice cultivation - is to be available for the agricultural market from April 25.
    The WATER STRIDER is an unmanned boat approx. 1.6 m in length, which

  • Yamaha Motor Joins CeBIT 2017 as Exhibitor Displaying products demonstrating electronic control technology engineered to move and inspire people

    IWATA, March 14, 2017 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) will enter the CeBIT 2017 event running for the five days of March 20 to 24 in Hannover, Germany as an exhibitor. On display will be Yamaha’s Z:LEX YSM20 surface mounter, the FAZER R G2 industrial-use unmanned helicopter capable of automated flight and the HARMO electric boat propulsion system, all aimed at demonstrating how Yamaha uses

  • Announcement of Personnel Changes

    IWATA, March 14, 2017 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes.
    Main businesses of the group companies referenced above;・SUNWARD INTERNATIONAL, INC.: Export of expendable parts, tools, facility maintenance equipment, raw materials, import of parts for boats and sailing yachts, etc., motorcycle and automobile tires, etc.・Yamaha Motor Support & Service Co., Ltd.:Heal

  • 2017 Yamaha Motorsports Activities

    IWATA, March 3, 2017 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) is proud to present the continuation of the Yamaha Racing strategy for the 2017 on and off-road racing season. Yamaha restructured its mid- to long-term global strategy in 2015 - the year marking the company’s 60th anniversary - and has engaged in a variety of corporate initiatives under its basic policies for racing activities: increasin

  • Yamaha Motor JW Wheelchairs Division Acquires "ISO 13485: 2003" - International standard for quality assurance on medical equipment -

    IWATA, March 1, 2017 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that the JW Business Division, which works with electric power units for wheelchairs and electric wheelchairs etc., has acquired certification for the international standard "ISO 13485: 2003*1"” for quality management systems in the medical equipment field.
    This certification was assessed by the "TÜV SÜD*2" - headquarte

  • New Hamamatsu IM Base Completed Expanding business scale and establishing a high-profitability business model

    IWATA, February 28, 2017 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announces that it has completed construction of the new Hamamatsu IM Base (located in Toyooka-cho, Kita-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture) for the IM Business Unit, which undertakes the development, manufacture and sales of surface mounters and industrial robots. The building has been under construction since April 2015 with the goal

  • Yamaha Motor Celebrates “Yamaha Motor Innovation Center”  - Connecting to innovation in monozukuri, shapes and ideas for new dimensions -

    IWATA, February 22, 2017 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) conducted an inauguration ceremony today for the Yamaha Motor Innovation Center (originally known as the New Design Building), which will become the focal point for cutting-edge design initiatives that drive product design development and new innovation.
    The facility, which was completed in December 2016, has five floors, an archite

  • What Might Yamaha Create Someday?

    New Corporate Video: “At Yamaha, This is What We Do.”
    IWATA, February 21, 2017—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announces the global release of a new corporate video entitled “At Yamaha, This is What We Do.” The video depicts through CGI things that Yamaha might look to do or create someday in the future and the kinds of worlds that could be possible as a result.
    https://youtu.be/QcvT8gS

  • Yamaha Motor Monthly Newsletter(Feb.15,2017 No.50)

    Yamaha Industrial-use Unmanned HelicoptersExpanding from Selling Products to Selling Solutions
    Over the last few years, we have been seeing what is now being called the “aerial industrial revolution,” rising from the prevalence of primarily electric-powered multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicles commonly known as drones. They are expected to play increasingly wide-ranging roles in areas such

  • Yamaha Motor Receives Global “iF Design Award” for Fourth Consecutive Year - XSR900 Motorcycle Receives Fourth Design Award -

    IWATA, February 14, 2017 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) (hereafter “Yamaha Motor”) announced today that its XSR900 motorcycle and the &Y01 electrically power-assisted wheelchair that performs music designed in collaboration with Yamaha Corporation (hereafter “Yamaha”) have received the internationally-prestigious “iF Design Award 2017.”*Both awards are in the product category, and this

  • Announcement of Personnel Changes

    IWATA, February 14, 2017 – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes, effective February 15, 2017.
    Changes in duties of Group Companies
    Main businesses of the group companies referenced above;・Yamaha Motor Electronics Thailand Co., Ltd.: Manufacture and sales of motorcycle electrical parts inThailand・Yamaha Motor Electronics Vietnam Co., Ltd.: Manufacture of motorc

  • Consolidated Business Results Summary - Fiscal Year 2016 Ending December 31 -

    Consolidated business resultsIWATA, February 9, 2017 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announces results for the current consolidated accounting year. Net sales were 1,502.8 billion yen, a decrease of 128.3 billion yen (7.9%) compared with the previous fiscal year. Operating income was 108.6 billion yen, a decrease of 21.7 billion yen (16.7%), ordinary income was 102.1 billion yen, a decrease

  • Yamaha Motor Launches First Strategic Motorcycle for Africa - The CRUX Rev will be released in Africa from April 2017 and later in Central America and the Caribbean -

    IWATA, February 2, 2017-Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that the CRUX Rev, the company's first strategic model for Africa, will be released in African countries from April 2017. Fitted with a 4-stroke, air-cooled BLUE CORE 110cc engine, this new model will subsequently be launched in countries in Central America and the Caribbean.
    As the first strategic motorcycle developed

  • Yamaha Motor Launches FZ25 to Suit Strong Customer Premium Orientation - Street Model for Expanding High Price Range of Indian Motorcycle Market -

    IWATA, January 25, 2017 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it will launch the new FZ25 motorcycle onto the Indian market from February 2017. This street model features a new 250cc BLUE CORE engine, which delivers both riding enjoyment as well as excellent fuel efficiency and environmental performance.
    The main features of the FZ25 include 1) a high-torque fuel-injected

  • Spreading the Joy of Clean Water - Yamaha Motor Monthly Newsletter(Jan.16,2017 No.49)

    Yamaha Clean Water Supply System (YCW)Spreading the Joy of Clean Water One Community at a Time
    In recent years, businesses aimed at the “bottom of the pyramid” (BoP) low-income demographic in developing countries (about 70% of the world’s population) have shown signs of expansion, but Yamaha Motor has been taking on such endeavors in Asia, Central & South America and Africa since the 1

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