May 15, 2018 – On May 5, 2018 at the finale of the 10-round AMA Supercross 250SX West Championship season held in Las Vegas, Nevada, Monster Energy/Yamalube/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Aaron Plessinger won his first-ever championship, clinching the title aboard the YZ250F.
Plessinger made his AMA debut in the 250SX West class in 2015, taking an impressive 5th overall in his rookie season. In 2016
IWATA, May 14, 2018 – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes, effective May 15, 2018.
Main businesses of the group companies referenced above;
・Yamaha Motor India Pvt. Ltd.: Regional control company in India
・India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd.: Manufacture, export and sales of motorcycles in India
・Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt.Ltd.:Sales of motorcycle
IWATA, May 10，2018 - 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, 2018 were 405.6 billion yen, (an increase of 19.5 billion yen or 5.1% compared with the same period the previous fiscal year), and operating inc
April 27, 2018—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is proud to announce that the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp, a training programme run since 2016 in cooperation with Valentino Rossi’s VR46 Riders Academy to discover and develop young riding talent, will be held once again in July and September of this year.
The fifth edition of the Camp in July will see the first Americans participate, with two riders racin
IWATA, April 19, 2018 – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that the FZ25 motorcycle- produced and sold by Yamaha Motor's India subsidiary, India Yamaha Motor Private Limited (IYM) - have been awarded the India Design Mark (I MARK) sponsored by The India Design Council. These honors mark the seventh year in a row - every year since the inaugural awards in 2012 - that a Yamaha Mo
IWATA, April 18, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that April will see the company launch its new LEXi and LEXi-S scooters powered by the BLUE CORE*1 125cm3 engine, for the expanding premium class in the Indonesian scooter market.
The
LEXi has been developed under the concept of a High Value Utility Commuter, which is intended to be an entry model for the region
IWATA, April 13, 2018 – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes, effective April 15, 2018.
Abbreviations;
・CS = Customer Service
・SCM = Supply Chain Management
Main businesses of the group companies referenced above;
・Yamaha Motor Distribution Singapore Pte. Ltd.: Import and export of Parts, Accessories, ME, WV and Boats
・Yamaha Motor Distr
IWATA, April 11, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that it will exhibit the CELL HANDLER™️ cell* picking and imaging system at the AACR (American Association for Cancer Research) Annual Meeting 2018 to be held from April 14 to 18 in Chicago, Illinois.
The AACR Annual Meeting 2018 is one of the largest conferences in the world for cancer researchers and clinicians w
IWATA, April 9, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that its sports commuter TMAX530 DX, and its scooter XMAX 300 have both received the globally -renowned Red Dot Award*: Product Design 2018. These honors mark the seventh year in a row - every year since the inaugural awards in 2012 - that a Yamaha Motor product has received this award. In addition, this achievement marks
IWATA, April 5, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that it will exhibit for the first time at the HANNOVER MESSE 2018, a B to B industrial technology trade show to be held in Hannover, Germany, from Monday, April 23 to Friday, April 27, 2018. Based on the theme of “Fully-Digitalized Production through Robot Transport,” the Yamaha Motor booth will showcase the overall con
It’s spring, which means the 2018 motorsports season has finally begun. Yamaha’s riders and teams are set to challenge once again for titles in road racing and motocross, from national and regional series to world championships. The riders in particular carry the weight of their fan’s expectations and fly the banner for their teams, and since they are chosen from among a wide field of prospe
IWATA, March 30, 2018—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that it will begin limited sales of the YMR-08 industrial multi-rotor drone from June 2018 in Japan. Featuring coaxial rotors to provide excellent agrochemical spraying performance and a lightweight carbon body enabling continuous spraying of one hectare per flight1, the YMR-08 delivers spraying quality comparable to Yama
IWATA, March 23, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it has developed the TY-E electric trial bike—taking advantage of the unique features of electrical power—and has been working toward competing for the first time in the 2018 FIM Trial-E Cup with scheduled appearances at the Auron in France through July 14-15, and the Comblain au Pont in Belgium through July 21-22.
March 15, 2018— Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is delighted to announce that it will continue its strong relationship with nine-time World Champion and living MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi, having signed a new two-year agreement with Yamaha’s factory team for the 2019 and 2020 MotoGP seasons aboard the Yamaha YZR-M1.
The combination of the Doctor and the YZR-M1 has led to many milestones in the p
IWATA, March 14, 2018 – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes.
Abbreviations;
・SC = Scooter
・PF = Platform
Main businesses of the group companies referenced above;
・Yamaha Amakusa Manufacturing Co., Ltd.: Manufacture of FRP boats, and development & manufacture of floating dock
・Yamaha Motorcycle Sales Japan
IWATA, February 28, 2018—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it has been selected as a "White 500" Outstanding Health and Productivity Management Organization, marking its first recognition as a corporation engaging in outstanding health and productivity management. The recognition was achieved under the Certified Health and Productivity Management Organization Recognition
February 22, 2018— Following Jonas Folger’s declaration not to contest in 2018, the entire Monster Yamaha Tech3 was trying to find the best solution to replace the German, thereby evaluating available riders. Finally, the French-based squad is very happy and proud to announce, that Hafizh Syahrin will be their second MotoGP rider this season, alongside Johann Zarco.
After having impressed
IWATA, February 16, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it plans to install the Yamaha Clean Water Supply System in 10 locations in river basins in Senegal between February and November 2018. This is the first time that multiple units of this compact water purification system aimed at developing nations have been installed in the same project.
This initiative
February 15, 2018—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) held the 2018 Yamaha Motorsports Media Conference at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram, Thailand today. With members of the press and Thai government in attendance, Yamaha announced its motorsports strategy for the season and introduced its riders and teams for major racing series around the world.
Yasutaka Suzuki, Executive
February 15, 2018—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) is actively engaged in racing efforts all over the world in order to develop technologies and personnel under three main principles: raising the value of the Yamaha brand, acquiring advanced technologies and promoting the healthy spread of motorcycle racing.
In MotoGP last season, Yamaha notched up its 500th Grand Prix victory since i
