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Spreading the Joy of Clean Water - Yamaha Motor Monthly Newsletter(Jan.16,2017 No.49)

Spreading the Joy of Clean Water - Yamaha Motor Monthly Newsletter(Jan.16,2017 No.49)

Yamaha Clean Water Supply System (YCW)
Spreading the Joy of Clean Water One Community at a Time
In recent years, businesses aimed at the “bottom of the pyramid” (BoP) low-income demographic in developing countries (about 70% of the world’s population) have shown signs of expansion, but Yamaha Motor has been taking on such endeavors in Asia, Central & South America and Africa since t

「GDR155 (AEROX155)」 (2017 Indonesian specification)

Yamaha Motor Launches Stylish and Sporty GDR155 Scooter - ASEAN Strategic Model Aiming to Build New Sporty Scooter Category -

IWATA, January 13, 2017 -Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it will launch the GDR155, a new scooter blending a stylish form and sporty ride, which has been developed as a strategic model for ASEAN markets. The introduction of the new model aims to create in the ASEAN region a sporty scooter category, which will become a stepping stone to the big scooter class. Launched in V

"Off-road Mania" – Chapter 7 " An Everlasting Quest for True Innovation " released!

"Off-road Mania" – Chapter 7 " An Everlasting Quest for True Innovation " released!

The Yamaha Motor corporate website features a series of seven items which, along with previously-unreleased video, showcases the development history of Yamaha offroad machines. Since the launch of the DT1 in 1968, Yamaha machines have constantly challenged the very frontiers of what is possible offroad. We are pleased to announce the release of the seventh and final installment, “An Everlasting Qu

YSM10 Compact High-speed Modular Surface Mounter

Yamaha Motor Releases Compact High-Speed Modular YSM10 - 46,000CPH World Leading, 1-Beam/1-Head Class, Entry Model Surface Mounter -

IWATA, January 11, 2017 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that
the new YSM10, a surface mounter*1 that is the world’s fastest in its class*2 at 46,000CPH*3,
will be available for purchase from February 1, 2017. This new addition to the line-up is a
compact, high-speed model with space-saving qualities, and provides a combination of
component compatibility and versa

Main characters of the anime

“Master of Torque” Epilogue Released, An original anime series celebrating motorcycles set in Japan in the near future

IWATA,December 26, 2016—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announces the December 26, 2016 global release of an epilogue installment to "Master of Torque," an original short entertainment anime series that began with its first episode released online in the spring of 2014 and ended with the final episode released in April 2016.
Like the previous installments of the anime, the epilogue has be

Yamaha Motor and Fuji Heavy Industries Conclude Contract to Transfer U.S. Sales Company and Selected Multi-purpose Engines

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan, President: Hiroyuki Yanagi, hereafter “Yamaha”) and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan, President: Yasuyuki Yoshinaga, hereafter “Fuji Heavy Industries”) have reached agreement, and have concluded a contract regarding the transfer of technological assets of selected multi-purpose engines and the capital s

Memorial Ceremony Marking the One-Millionth Unit Produced

Yamaha Motor Produces One-Millionth Motorcycle in the Philippines - Achieved in Ninth Year of Full-Scale Operation -

IWATA, December 1, 2016 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that local Group company Yamaha Motor Philippines, Inc. (hereafter “YMPH”) has produced its one-millionth motorcycle today since the company’s establishment. To mark this event, the Batangas Province-based YMPH held a memorial ceremony attended by Katsuhito Yamaji, Senior Executive Officer and General Manager Manufactur

Support boats draw up to the yachts between races to provide supplies.

Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Fukuoka

Building towards the America’s Cup - hosted in Japan for the first time ever - the Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Fukuoka was successfully concluded over two days, on November 19 and 20.
Softbank Team Japan, which is supported by Yamaha Motor, recorded results of 5-1-6-5-6-2 in the six races contested over two days between the six teams, for an overall result of 61 points and fifth pl

"Off-road Mania” - Pioneering Bikes for the Dirt  Chapter 6 released!

"Off-road Mania” - Pioneering Bikes for the Dirt Chapter 6 released!

The Yamaha Motor corporate website features a series of seven items which, along with previously-unreleased video, showcases the development history of Yamaha offroad machines. Since the launch of the DT1 in 1968, Yamaha machines have constantly challenged the very frontiers of what is possible offroad. We are pleased to announce the release of the sixth installment, “It Was a Labor of Love.”

2017 YZF-R1 (Europe-spec)

Yamaha Motor Wins the 51st Oyamada Memory Prize Weight-Reducing Aluminum, Titanium and Magnesium Parts and Technologies in the YZF-R1

IWATA, November 9, 2016 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announces that the various weight-reducing technologies used in Yamaha’s sport motorcycles have been awarded the 51st Oyamada Memory Prize by the Japan Institute of Light Metals (JILM). The award was recently presented at a ceremony on November 5, 2016.
Established in 1951 with the aim of promoting the science and technology of light

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Yamaha Motor (TOKYO:7272) is a world-leading producer of motorcycles, marine products, power products and robotics.

Yamaha Motor (TOKYO: 7272) is a world-leading enterprise manufacturing land-mobility such as motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and electrically power assisted bicycles, marine products such as boats and outboard motors, robotics products such as surface mounters and drones, as well as engagement in the finance business. The company's diverse businesses and wide variety of products are built around its proprietary technologies focused on powertrain, chassis and hull, electronic control, and manufacturing technologies. Yamaha Motor operates global development, production and sales networks through 140 subsidiaries and equity-method affiliates in 30 countries and regions, working to realize our Corporate Mission of being s "Kando* Creating Company."
About 90% of consolidated net sales are generated in more than 180 countries and regions outside of Japan.
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