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  • Yamaha Motor's First Grand Gold Prize at IDEA, Global Top Three Design Award  - MOTOROiD's Second Honor After Red Dot Award -

    IWATA, September 20, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announced today that its MOTOROiD has received the ultimate "Gold" honor at the International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) competition in the U.S., one of the most prestigious global design awards. The MOTOROiD concept model attracted much attention when exhibited at the likes of the 45th Tokyo Motor Show 2017 and CES(Consumer Electronics Sh

  • Announcement of Personnel Changes

    IWATA, September 14, 2018 – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes, effective September 15, 2018.
    ■ Change in duties of General Manager
    (Name) (New position) (Current position) Mitsuru Hashimoto General Manager of Business Management Division, Corporate Planning & Finance Center Yamaha Motor Viet

  • Yamaha Motor Announces Collaboration with AI Computing Company NVIDIA Accelerating Automation of Driverless Agricultural Vehicles and Low-speed Vehicles with AI

    IWATA, September 13, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announced today that it has formed a collaboration to apply intelligent technology to products in research and development/R&D module groups with AI computing, NVIDIA (Headquarters: California, U.S.A.)
    Through this collaboration, Yamaha Motor is adopting NVIDIA’s GPU computing system* , Jetson AGX Xavier. Jetson AGX Xavier, which is the

  • Yamaha Motor and Gogoro Begin EV Business Collaborative Study

    Iwata and Taipei, September 11, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan, President: Yoshihiro Hidaka) and Gogoro Inc. (Headquarters: Taoyuan City, Taiwan, Founder and CEO: Horace Luke) announced today that they have begun a study towards collaboration in the electric vehicle (EV) business in the Taiwan market.
    This collaboration relates to Gogoro’s development a

  • Yamaha Motor Invests in Bioventure Firm Evec, Inc. - Promoting Strategic Partnering in the Biomedical Field -

    IWATA, August 31, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announced today that, aiming to acquire a deeper level of knowledge and upgrade product development capabilities in the ever-growing biomedical research field, the Company has decided to invest in bioventure firm Evec, Inc. Evec has strengths in the manufacturing and sale of “SEED antibodies,” which are essential in drug discovery, testing and

  • Yamaha’s Flagship Superbike Yamaha Motor Newsletter (August 10, 2018 No. 66)

    Yamaha’s YZF-R1 flagship motorcycle has continued to set trends in the 1,000cc supersport category through advanced ideas and cutting-edge technologies since its introduction in 1998. Although the bike has not been drastically changed in 2018, the now highly developed 8th-generation R1 continues to notch up wins at racetracks across the globe.
    In Japan and in the U.K., special events f

  • New Organizational Reforms and Personnel Changes at Yamaha Motor

    IWATA, August 10, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. has resolved to implement the following organizational reforms and personnel changes, effective August 15, 2018.
    ■Organizational reforms
    1.  Solution Business Operations In order to strengthen procurement functions and improve market competitiveness, procurement work which had been handled by the Procurement Group of the Productio

  • Yamaha Motor earnings continue to rise in second quarter - Strong growth in net sales of major product categories -

    IWATA, August 8, 2018 - 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, 2018 were 851.3 billion yen, an increase of 23.3 billion yen (2.8%) compared with the same period the previous fiscal year. Operating income was 82

  • New Organizational Reforms and Personnel Changes at Yamaha Motor

    IWATA, July 13, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. has resolved to implement the following organizational reforms and personnel changes, effective July 15, 2018.
    ■Organizational reforms
    1. Design Center In order to enhance design planning functions for each product and to strengthen brand governance, the new Planning Design Division will be established to impr

  • Yamaha Motor's MOTOROiD Nominated for Grand Prize of Global Design Awards

    IWATA, July 12, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that its MOTOROiD has received the “Best of the Best” honor, awarded to 40 concepts - and furthermore been nominated for the top-three “Red Dot: Luminary” award - at the globally-prestigious “Red Dot Award: Design Concept 2018” design competition. The MOTOROiD concept model has also attracted much attention when exhibite

  • The TY-E Electric Trials Bike Takes on the World Yamaha Motor Newsletter (July 5, 2018 No.65)

    Amid the progress seen with hybrid and fully electric cars, Yamaha Motor was quick to blaze a new trail with the release of the Passol compact electric scooter in 2002. Yamaha also continues to sell the E-Vino electric scooter and promote its use while working on the next step in the evolution of electric vehicles.
    Some of the central issues in developing electric vehicles (EVs) ar

  • Yamaha Motor to Exhibit at "SLAS Europe 2018" - Offering Automation of Testing Processes Using the CELL HANDLER™️ -

    IWATA, June 25, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that it will exhibit the CELL HANDLER™️ cell handling device at the inaugural SLAS 1 Europe 2018 Conference and Exhibition to be held from June 27 to 29 in Brussels, Belgium. The focus of this conference is on laboratory automation and screening devices. The Yamaha Motor exhibit will introduce the CELL HANDLER™️, a rev

  • Creating a Self-Driving Mobility Solution Yamaha Motor Newsletter (June 7, 2018 No. 64)

    As a manufacturer of products for mobility and transport on land, on the sea and in the sky like motorcycles, outboard motors and industrial-use unmanned helicopters, Yamaha Motor strives to bring joy and more fulfilling lives to people around the world with original ideas, unique technologies and dynamic designs in our Monozukuri (creating products with an emphasis on craftsmanship and excelle

  • Announcement of Personnel Changes

    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

  • Yamaha Motor earnings up solidly in first quarter - Profits rise in all major product categories -

    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

  • Yamaha Motor Awarded India Design Mark for Seventh Year Running - Second Design Award for FZ25 -

    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

  • Announcement of Personnel Changes

    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

  • Yamaha Motor Exhibits CELL HANDLER™️ at U.S. Cancer Research Conference - Cell Picking and Imaging System with Expanded Applicability Including Ex vivo Tissue Picking -

    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

  • Yamaha Motor Wins Seventh Consecutive Red Dot Award - Third Design Award for TMAX530 & XMAX 300 -

    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

  • Yamaha Motor: First Exhibition at HANNOVER MESSE 2018, World's Leading Trade Fair for Industrial Technology - Delivering Overall Optimization of Fully-Digitalized Production Facilities through Robot Transport -

    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

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