IWATA, October 12, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes, effective October 15, 2018.
■ Change in duties of General Manager
(Name)
(New position)
(Current position)
Takeo Kitanaka
General Manager of Legal & Intellectual Property Division, Human Resources & General Affairs Center
Yamah
IWATA, Monday, October 1, 2018—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announced today that its MOTOROiD - which has attracted much attention when exhibited at various events including the 45th Tokyo Motor Show 2017 - has received the Luminary award, the ultimate honor at the Red Dot Award: Design Concept 2018. This selection represents a first-ever for a Japanese company to receive this award.
The Luminary awa
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (hereafter “Yamaha Motor”) and Yamaha Corporation (hereafter “Yamaha”) and announce that they will be holding the joint design event "Yamaha Design Exhibition 2018 – Tracks" at Roppongi Hills O-YANE PLAZA from Friday, October 12 to Sunday, October 14, 2018.
As companies that share the “Yamaha” brand, Yamaha Motor and Yamaha have collaborated on a variety of projects b
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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