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  • Yamaha Motor Launches YK400XE SCARA Robot　- Delivers Increased Payload and Decreased Cycle Time but Maintains Similar Price -

    IWATA, September 6, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that it will launch the new YK400XE model 400mm arm length SCARA (horizontal articulated) robot from September 17, 2019.
    Despite its low price, the YK400XE is the successor model to the high-precision and high-functionality YK400XR. Thanks to improved rigidity via strengthening of the drive system and arm as

  • Our Mission on the African Continent　Yamaha Motor Newsletter (August 30, 2019 No. 74)

    In late August, the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) was held in Japan. Nearly 50 years ago, Yamaha Motor saw the potential of African markets and has been working diligently at the grassroots level to develop businesses there ever since. Going forward, Yamaha will formulate new business strategies for a wide range of product categories in accordance with our mi

  • Yamaha Motor Industrial-Use Unmanned Helicopters: Forestry Survey Evaluation Trial

    IWATA, August 23, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that it will conduct an evaluation trial of forestry situation measurement within Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan on August 27, 2019. The trial will be run in collaboration with the City of Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture Agriculture and Forestry Technology Research Institute’s Forest Industry Research Center, the Nati

  • Yamaha Motor Partners with Sony to Develop SC-1 Sociable Cart　- Delivering New Low-Speed Mobility Experience Value -

    IWATA, August 21, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that it has developed the SC-1 Sociable Cart, a vehicle that delivers a new low-speed mobility experience, jointly with Sony Corporation. The SC-1 brings together a fusion of Yamaha Motor’s autonomous driving technology and Sony's entertainment imaging technology. The two companies plan to launch Japanese domestic serv

  • Announcement of Personnel Changes

    IWATA, August 9, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes, effective August 15, 2019.
     
    1.　Change in duties of Directors, Managing Executive Officers and Senior Executive Officers
    Name New Position Current Position Makoto Shimamoto Senior Executive Officer and Director, Chief General Manager

  • Racers from Southeast Asia and North America Selected for 8th Edition of VR46 Master Camp

    August 9, 2019—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is proud to announce that the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp, a training programme to develop young riding talent run in cooperation with Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi’s VR46 Riders Academy, will be held in Italy over the five days of September 4 to 8. The programme will build on the participating riders’ experience to up their skills, knowled

  • Yamaha Motor Reveals Rise in Consolidated Sales　- Strong growth in marine and financial services segments -

    IWATA, August 8, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announces consolidated business results for the first half. Net sales for Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.'s consolidated accounting period for the first half of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019 were 855.9 billion yen, an increase of 4.6 billion yen (0.5%) compared with the same period the previous fiscal year. Operating income was

  • Yamaha Motor: Notifications regarding the Revision of Forecast Consolidated Business Results for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2019

    IWATA, August 8, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) hereby announces that, at the Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, August 8, 2019, the Company has determined to revise as follows the forecast consolidated business results for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019.
    There are no changes to the forecast dividend for the year.
     
    1. Revised Forecast Consolidated

  • Yamaha Factory Racing Team Finish 2nd in Thrilling 2019 Suzuka 8 Hours

    July 30, 2019―At the 42nd “Coca-Cola” Suzuka 8 Hours, Katsuyuki Nakasuga, Alex Lowes and Michael van der Mark of the Yamaha Factory Racing Team took the #21 YZF-R1 to 2nd place, securing the fifth consecutive podium finish at Suzuka for Yamaha since the return of the factory team in 2015.
    With 2019 marking the 21st year since the YZF-R1 was launched, the Yamaha Factory Racing Team entered

  • Yamaha Motor to Exhibit at Japan Fair held with TICAD7　- Showcasing Compact Water Purification System, Outboard Motors, and Industrial-Use Unmanned Helicopters -

    IWATA, July 30, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it will participate in the Japan Fair “Japan-Africa Business Forum & Expo,” to be held from August 28 to 30 at the Pacifico Yokohama in Yokohama City, Kanagawa, Japan. Hosted by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), the Fair will be held alongside the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African De

  • The All-New TRITOWN　Yamaha Motor Newsletter (July 30, 2019 No. 73)

    At the Tokyo Motor Show in the autumn of 2017, there were three Yamaha concept models in particular that drew significant attention.
    One was the MOTOROiD, a self-balancing motorcycle with the ability to stand up on its own and slowly come to its owner autonomously when beckoned, and another was MOTOBOT Ver. 2, an advancement of Yamaha’s robot capable of autonomously riding an unmodified YZ

  • Yamaha Motor Begins Trial of Agricultural UGVs in Hamamatsu City

    IWATA, July 23, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) today announced that an operational trial of Agricultural UGVs (Unmanned Ground Vehicles) will begin from August 2019 in the orchards of the Hamamatsu Fruit Park Tokinosumika experiential theme park in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
    Conducted in partnership with the Hamamatsu City Council and Tokinosumika Co.,Ltd., this

  • Yamaha Motor Receives Globally-Prestigious Design Award for Third Consecutive Year　- Red Dot Award: Design Concept 2019 -

    IWATA, July 17, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) today announced that the YNF (Yamaha Next Field)-01 low-speed mobility concept model has received the world-renowned “Red Dot Award: Design Concept 2019” award. This honor represents Yamaha Motor’s third Design Concept category award in a row since 2017.
    The YNF-01 is a low-speed mobility vehicle featuring outdoor-influenced st

  • Yamaha Motor Launches 2020 YZF-R1 and YZF-R1M in Europe　- Supersport Flagship Models with Further Advanced and Enhanced Track Performance -

    IWATA, July 17, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) today announced that the updated supersport YZF-R1 and premium YZF-R1M models will be released from September 2019 for Europe. Both models are powered by liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, 4-valve, in-line 4-cylinder 998cm3 engines featuring a crossplane crankshaft. Launch of the YZF-R1, and the YZF-R1M in Japan is planned from the fall of 2020

  • Announcement of Personnel Changes

    IWATA, July 12, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes, effective July 15, 2019.
     
    1.　Change in duties of General Manager
    Name New Position Current Position Toshinari Maegawa General Manager of Finance & Accounting Division, Corporate Planning & Finance Center Manager of

  • Yamaha Motor Invests Further in Autonomous Driving Technology Developer "Tier IV"　- Strengthening Development Capabilities for Low-Speed Autonomous Driving Vehicles -

    IWATA, July 4, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) today announced its decision to make additional investment in Tier IV, Inc., which is engaged in the development of Autoware autonomous driving OS software. Through this investment, Yamaha Motor aims to strengthen development capabilities and acquire knowledge regarding low-speed autonomous driving technology. Through this additional inv

  • Kenichi Kuroyama Finishes as Vice-Champion at FIM Trial-E Cup

    July 1, 2019 – The final round of the FIM Trial-E Cup took place from June 29 to 30 alongside the TrialGP Belgium, Round 4 of the FIM Trial World Championship in Comblain-au-Pont, Belgium. The Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Kenichi Kuroyama rode the TY-E electric trials bike to 2nd place as he had in the first round in the Netherlands to finish the Cup as vice-champion for the second consecutive

  • Yamaha Motor Launches EC-05 Electric Scooter in Taiwan　- First Vehicle under Strategy Aiming to Reduce CO₂ Emissions by 50% -

    IWATA, June 27, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) today announced that it will launch the EC-05 electric scooter in Taiwan on August 1 , 2019.
    In September 2018, Yamaha Motor began a study with Gogoro Inc. (Headquarters: Taoyuan City, Taiwan, CEO: Horace Luke) working towards collaboration in the EV business in the Taiwan market. The EC-05 electric scooter has been developed a

  • Yamaha Motor Begins Evaluation Trial of Low-Speed Autonomous Driving Vehicles in Iwata City

    Yamaha Motor and the Iwata City Council today announced the beginning of an evaluation trial on public roads of low-speed autonomous driving vehicles. This trial is based on the “Partnership Agreement for Low-Speed Autonomous Driving Technology Evaluation Trials within Iwata City” concluded in October last year, and has two objectives: firstly, functional evaluation of and ascertaining issue

  • Kenichi Kuroyama Takes to Podium in 2nd with TY-E at First Round of FIM Trial-E Cup

    June 24, 2019 – Round 1 of the FIM Trial-E Cup was held from June 22 to 23 in Zelhem in the Netherlands alongside Round 3 of the FIM Trial World Championship. The Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Kenichi Kuroyama guided the TY-E electric trials bike through two laps of 15 sections each and finished with 4 marks and 27 cleans in all, resulting in a narrow miss for the win but a strong 2nd place podi

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