September 6, 2021 – On September 4, 2021, Dylan Ferrandis of the Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing 450 Team finished 2nd overall to win his first championship in the premier 450MX class on his YZ450F at the Fox Raceway II National, the 11th round of the AMA Motocross Championship. This marks Yamaha’s first title in in the class in 14 years, since Grant Langston won in 2007.
In 2020, Ferrandis w
Tokyo, September 1, 2021 – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that Yamaha Motor and Tier IV (Headquarters: Nagoya, Aichi, President: Kazuya Takeda), and eve autonomy which was established in 2020 as a joint-venture company have newly developed an autonomous EV. At the same time, eve autonomy (the company) is pleased to announce that it will accept pre-orders from today for the a
August 20, 2021—Yamaha and Maverick Viñales have mutually decided to advance their separation and end their previous 2021 agreement with immediate effect.
After the Dutch GP (28 June 2021) it was announced that Yamaha and Maverick Viñales would bring their two-year contract for 2021-2022 to an early closure at the end of the current MotoGP season.
Following recent events at the Styria
August 16, 2021—The long wait is over for Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and the VR46 Riders Academy. After a year of waiting, the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp is ready to open its doors to the ninth-edition participants, who will be training at Valentino Rossi‘s VR46 Motor Ranch from 18 - 22 August 2021.
The five selected up-and-coming talents are all currently riders for Yamaha Motor Europe‘s 2021 Wo
August 6, 2021—Nine-time World Champion and Grand Prix racing legend Valentino Rossi has announced his retirement as a MotoGP rider after the end of the 2021 season. Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and Yamaha Motor Racing want to thank Rossi for the – still ongoing – 16 fantastic years of partnership. They plan to maintain a close working relationship with the Italian after 2021 through various collabor
IWATA, August 6, 2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) has resolved to implement the following organizational reforms and personnel changes, effective, August 15, 2021.
■ Organizational reforms (effective August 15, 2021)
Human Resources & General Affairs Center
The Human Resources & General Affairs Center will be reorganized with the aim of further
Consolidated Business Results
IWATA, August 5, 2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announces its consolidated business results for the first half of fiscal 2021.
Net sales for the consolidated accounting period for the first six months of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 were 920.1 billion yen (an increase of 234.6 billion yen or 34.2% compared with the same period of th
IWATA, August 5，2021—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) hereby announces that at the Board of Directors meeting held today, the Company has decided to revise the forecasts announced on May 14, 2021 for its consolidated business results and year-end dividends for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.
1. Revisions to Consolidated Business Results Forecast
(January 1, 2021
Making factories smarter by using digital data to transform the work processes at manufacturing sites, improve quality, and enhance productivity is a movement underway at manufacturing and production facilities across a wide range of industries.
Yamaha Motor is no exception and is moving forward with its own smart factory initiatives by incorporating proprietary technologies. In this issue, w
July 29, 2021—PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team welcomes Cal Crutchlow to the Malaysian squad as stand-in for Franco Morbidelli while the Italian rider continues his recovery from left knee surgery.
Crutchlow will take part in the two Grands Prix in Austria, held at Spielberg, and the BritishGP at Silverstone – his home race.
Crutchlow is no stranger to Yamaha MotoGP machinery, having start
IWATA, July 19, 2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it has reviewed the CO₂ emission reduction targets in the Yamaha Motor Group Environmental Plan 2050 (hereinafter referred to as ”Environmental Plan 2050”) first formulated in 2018, and has set a new goal of aiming for carbon neutrality throughout all of its business activities, including across the life cycles of
July 19, 2021—On July 18, 2021, Round 5 of the 2021 All Japan Road Race Championship was held at Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture, Japan, as the 53rd Motorcycle Federation of Japan Grand Prix (MFJGP). The Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Katsuyuki Nakasuga took the win in Race 2 in dominating style with his YZF-R1, thereby clinching the tenth JSB1000 premier-class title of his career.
Since Nakasug
IWATA, July 14, 2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) has resolved to implement the following organizational reforms and personnel changes, effective Thursday, July 15, 2021.
1. Quality Assurance Center
■The Land Mobility Quality Assurance Section will be reorganized with the aim of strengthening the quality assurance system and improving the speed of market response.
The SuperJet is Yamaha’s brand-new stand-up personal watercraft (PWC), and while these watercraft retain a strong core following for the fun they provide once mastered, stand-up PWCs in general do not comprise a large proportion of the market’s overall demand. Driven by the firm belief that such a uniquely Yamaha model should never disappear from the WaveRunner lineup, the SuperJet was redesigne
July 2, 2021—Yamaha Motor Europe is delighted to announce a new two-year contract extension for FIM Superbike World Championship title contender and multiple race-winner Toprak Razgatlıoğlu.After a strong first season aboard the Yamaha R1 in 2020, where Razgatlıoğlu won on his first outing at Phillip Island and scored two further victories on his way to fourth in the series standings, the Turkish
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan; President, CEO and Representative Director: Yoshihiro Hidaka) and ShinMaywa Industries, Ltd. (Headquarters: Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan; President and CEO: Tatsuyuki Isogawa) have signed an agreement for the joint research of next-generation small aircraft.
Under this agreement, Yamaha Motor will explore avenues fo
June 28, 2021—Yamaha and Maverick Viñales have mutually decided to terminate their current 2021-2022 agreement at the close of this season.
Following Maverick Viñales’ request, Yamaha have agreed to put an early end to their current two-year contract. Currently in their fifth season together, they mutually decided to go their separate ways after this year.
Both parties have committed to put
IWATA, June 24, 2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) is pleased to announce that China based Yamaha Motor IM (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (YIMS), will have its headquarters relocated to a new office building in the same Suzhou Industrial Park. Personnel will be increased, and a new showroom will be set up in the same premise to showcase a wide range of products in the robotics business. The compan
IWATA, June 16, 2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) will release its new i-Cube10 (YRH10) hybrid placer on July 1, 2021, which has both surface mounter functions for electronic components and a die bonder for wafer components.
The i-Cube10 (YRH10) was developed as the successor to the long-selling i-CubeIID (YHP-2D), known for its space-saving design as well as excellent productiv
IWATA, June 14, 2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes, effective June 15, 2021
Personnel Changes in Group Companies
(Name)
(New position)
(Current position)
TATEISHI, Shunji
Yamaha Motor （China） Co., Ltd.
and President of Sichuan Huachuan
Yamaha Motor Parts Manufacturing