Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

30 March 2016 02:00

Yamaha Motor Receives Globally-prestigious “Red Dot Award” for Fifth Year Running - YZF-R1 Also Received Good Design Award and iF Design Award -

IWATA, March 30, 2016 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that its supersport model, the YZF-R1, has received the internationally-renowned Red Dot Award: Product Design 2016.In addition, the 242 Limited S sports boat, entered for the same prize, received an honorable mention. This honor marks the fifth consecutive year (beginning in 2012) that Yamaha Motor products have recei

29 March 2016 02:33

Title: Get Your Heart Racing Again! Yamaha Motor’s New Brand Video Has Been Released

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd released a new corporate brand video on March 28, 2016.
https://youtu.be/gnue_vRY2HI
“Revs your Heart” is the brand slogan of the global Yamaha Motor group. Everybody used to get excited when discovering and experiencing new things as a child, and Yamaha Motor will continue to offer ways to experience that same wonderment and get your heart racing again.
Products fea

28 March 2016 02:00

Yamaha Motor Receives India Design Award India Design Mark (I Mark) - Award Recipient for Five Consecutive Years since Establishment in 2012 -

IWATA, March 28, 2016 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that its Indian subsidiary, India Yamaha Motor Private Limited, has been awarded the India Design Mark (I Mark) by the India Design Council for its Saluto motorcycle, which is produced and sold to the family market, as well as for its Fascino fashion scooter. After initially receiving it in 2012, the company has now recei

16 February 2016 02:00

Yamaha Motor Invests in U.S. Startup Company Veniam -First Investment Made through New Business Development Subsidiary YMVSV-

IWATA, February 16, 2015- Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it has made an investment of 2 million U.S. dollars into Silicon Valley startup company*1 Veniam. This investment represents the first opportunity explored by the subsidiary for new business development Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley Inc. (hereafter “YMVSV”), which began operations in Silicon

10 February 2016 02:00

Yamaha Motor Approved for JICA Survey - Senegal Fishing Industry Modernization and FRP Business Preparatory Survey Begin -

IWATA, February 10, 2016- Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it has applied and been approved for the Incorporated Administrative Agency Japan International Cooperation Agency(JICA)’s FY2015 first “Preparatory Survey for BOP Business Promotion”.
The project chosen is “Preparatory survey for modernization of fishery by introducing FRP(Fiberglass Reinforced Plastics) boat,

9 February 2016 04:35

Consolidated Business Results Summary - Fiscal Year 2015 Ending December 31 -

Consolidated business results
IWATA, February 9, 2016-Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announces results for the current consolidated accounting year.Net sales were 1,615.4 billion yen, an increase of 94.1 billion yen (6.2%) compared with the same period the previous fiscal year. Operating income was 120.4 billion yen, an increase of 33.2 billion yen (38.0%) compared with the same per

9 February 2016 04:35

Notification regarding the Recognition of Investment Appraisal Losses etc. at Related Companies

IWATA, February 9, 2016- Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) has recognized investment appraisal losses at related companies of 14.572 billion yen and share appraisal losses at related companies of 711 million yen as non-operating expenses in the separate accounts for the fiscal year ending December 2015, and includes them together in this announcement. This is with regard to investments etc. at

5 February 2016 02:00

Yamaha Motor Receives Global 'iF Design Award’ for Third Consecutive Year - “Rev Translator” First Time Recipient in Communication Category -

IWATA, February 5, 2016 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that their flagship supersport model YZF-R1, and the smartphone application “Rev Translator”, which deciphers engine sound, have received the ‘iF design award 2016’ – one of the most prestigious design prizes - in the product category and the communication category respectively.
This is the third year running t

7 January 2016 01:54

Yamaha Motor’s Joint Motobot Development with SRI

IWATA, January 7, 2016 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that
the Company's humanoid riding robot - Motobot- has moved into its second phase of
development, and that the current partnership in joint development with SRI International
(hereafter SRI) is set to continue.
Presentations on the Motobot headed by Yamaha Motor and SRI representatives are
scheduled to t

15 December 2015 04:05

Yamaha Motor New Medium-term Management Plan Overview Yamaha Motor New Medium-term Management Plan Overview - A unique company that continues to achieve dynamic milestones -

IWATA, December 15, 2015 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) has formulated its New Medium-term Management Plan for the three-year period from 2016.
The New Medium-term Management Plan builds on the targets of the current (2013-2015) Medium-term Management Plan (being "improving corporate value by achieving sustainable growth") and increases the earning power of existing businesses, to

2 December 2015 02:00

Yamaha Motor to Release M-SLAZ in Thailand - Dynamic New 150cc Sports Featuring Inverted Front Fork -

IWATA, December 2, 2015 -Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that the new 150cc sports model, the M-SLAZ - a motorcycle that fits with global trends by featuring its extreme sports feel design balanced in harmony with around-town practicality - is scheduled to be on sale in the Thai market from December 2015. Manufacture and sales of this new edition are to be carried out by the T

26 November 2015 02:00

Yamaha Motor's Performance Damper Features in LEXUS GS

IWATA, November 26, 2015 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that the company will supply its unique chassis damping component - the Performance Damper - for use in the LEXUS GS350 sedan (except AWD models) launched on November 25.
The GS350 is the latest LEXUS model to be fitted with Yamaha Motor's Performance Damper, following its successful implementation to the following

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