Yamaha Motor’s Parent-Child Motorcycle Class has been held unabated in Japan since the late-1980s and is aimed at giving young children their first experience of riding a motorcycle.Under the guidance of experienced instructors, the class teaches children—and their parents—basic motorcycle operation and traffic safety knowledge using the PW50 model for kids. The class is held in locations nationwi
IWATA, June 21, 2022 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) is pleased to announce today that it has established the Yamaha Motor Sustainability Fund for investing in companies working to address problems concerning the environment. This is a new initiative that enables carbon offsetting in addition to reducing the CO₂ levels and environmental footprint of our existing businesses. The fund has a t
IWATA, June 16, 2022 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272.hereinafter, the Company) announces the status of the acquisition of its own shares based on Article 156 of the Company Law, which is applicable in accordance with Article 165, Paragraph 3 of the same law as follows. The Company also announces that it has completed the acquisition of its own shares, as resolved at the Board of Directors me
June 7, 2022—The Yamaha VR46 Master Camp training programme is back for the eleventh edition of its training programme, staged at Valentino Rossi‘s VR46 Motor Ranch and other VR46 Rider Academy training locations from 6 - 11 June 2022.
The five selected talented riders are all currently competing in the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship. The new Master Camp students include Passkon Sanluang (ag
June 4, 2022—Monster Energy Company and Yamaha Motor continue their global alliance by confirming a second consecutive multi-year agreement. Monster Energy will continue as the Title Sponsor of the Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP Team.
Yamaha is pleased to announce that Monster Energy Company will remain the Title Sponsor of the Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP Team and will therefore continue to race
June 3, 2022 – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is delighted to announce that Fabio Quartararo will stay with the Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP Team for a further two years.
It is with great pleasure that Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. confirm Fabio Quartararo as a Factory Yamaha rider for the 2023 and 2024 MotoGP season.
Quartararo has shown great skills, comradery, and consistency so far in his two years wit
IWATA, June 1, 2022 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272.hereinafter, the Company) announces the status of the acquisition of its own shares based on Article 156 of the Company Law, which is applicable in accordance with Article 165, Paragraph 3 of the same law as follows.
1. Type of shares acquired: Common shares2. Number of shares acquired: 3,444,500 shares3. Total value of shares acquired:
IWATA, May 31, 2022 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes, effective June 1, 2022
Changes in duties of General Managers
(Name)
(New Position)
(Current Position)
HAYASHI,Yosuke
General Manager of Planning & Strategy Division, Customer Experience Business Unit
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.
Main businesses of the group companies referenced abov
Yamaha Motor is undertaking a variety of activities aimed at addressing important societal issues that encompass the environment, natural resources, transportation, and industry, all with approaches unique to the company.“Field-Born” is a series of short documentary videos that trains the camera on the passionate people working to resolve these societal issues as they go into the field, search for
Consolidated Business Results
IWATA, May 13, 2022 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announces its consolidated business results for the first three months of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.Net sales for the period were 481.7 billion yen (an increase of 37.6 billion yen or 8.5% compared with the same period of the previous fiscal year) and operating income was 40.1 billion yen (a
May 10, 2022—On Saturday, May 7, 2022, Round 10 of the 250SX West Supercross Championship (East West Showdown) was held alongside Round 17 of the AMA 450SX Supercross Championship in Salt Lake City. There, the Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing 250 Team's Christian Craig rode his YZ250F to an 8th place finish, which was enough to win the 2022 250SX West title. The feat brought Yamaha its fifth cons
May 10, 2022—At Round 16 of the AMA Supercross Championship held in Denver on Saturday, April 30, 2022, Eli Tomac, riding for the Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing 450 Team on a YZ450F, took a 5th place finish, clinching the 2022 AMA Supercross title. It was his second time to lift the crown, following a previous win in 2022.This is Yamaha’s first title in the 450 class in 13 years, since James St
IWATA, May 9, 2022 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272.hereinafter, the Company) announces the status of the acquisition of its own shares based on Article 156 of the Company Law, which is applicable in accordance with Article 165, Paragraph 3 of the same law as follows.
1. Type of shares acquired: Common shares
2. Number of shares acquired: 3,048,700 shares
3. Total value of shares acq
IWATA, April 28, 2022 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes, effective May 1, 2022
Changes in duties of General Managers
(Name)
(New Position)
(Current Position)
MURAKAMI,Takeshi
General Manager of Power Train Engineering Division, Manufacturing Engineering Section, Manufacturing Center
Senior Manager of Power Train Engineering Division, Manufacturing Enginee
Yamaha Motor has developed the TY-E 2.0 electric trials bike which approaches achieving carbon neutrality by proposing the new value of EV-powered motorcycling fun. For this issue, we sat down with the project leader directing the development of this updated TY-E and asked about the project’s background and goals, the bike’s key features, and more.
Also, the TY-E 2.0 is scheduled to participate
IWATA, April 21, 2022 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that the company's motorcycles YZF-R7 and MT-09 have received the world-famous iF Design Award. These honors mark the 9th year in a row and these two products won awards followed by the Red Dot Award.
The YZF-R7 was developed as a middle-weight super sport model from the YZF-R series. Based on the 689cm3 CP2 engine and
IWATA, April 18, 2022 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) is pleased to announce today that the eve auto automated transport service provided by group company eve autonomy, Inc. has been introduced on a trial basis at the Anesaki Works plant of Prime Polymer Co.,Ltd. (headquartered Tokyo’s Minato Ward). This is the first case of a full-scale trial introduction of an eve auto operation outside o
Various efforts are underway around the world to make factories “smarter,” but it is said that the automation and efficiency-raising of transportation at facilities is lagging behind advances in production. In response, at the 2022 International Robot Exhibition, Yamaha Motor, which develops both robots and mobility products, integrated concepts and resources from both fields to offer new proposal
IWATA, March 31, 2022 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that the company's motorcycles YZF-R7 and MT-09, and its personal watercraft SuperJet have received the world-famous Red Dot Design Award: Product Design 2022. These honors mark the 11th year in a row - every year since 2012- that a Yamaha Motor product has received a Red Dot Design Award.
The YZF-R7 was developed as a
IWATA, March 31, 2022 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) has resolved to implement the following organizational reforms and personnel changes, effective, April 1, 2022.
■ Organizational Reforms
1. Technical Research & Development Center
The New Venture Business Development & R&D Strategy Section will be reorganized for the purpose of further technological development