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Announcement of Personnel Changes

IWATA, March 14, 2017 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes.


Main businesses of the group companies referenced above;
・SUNWARD INTERNATIONAL, INC.:
Export of expendable parts, tools, facility maintenance equipment, raw materials, import of parts for boats and sailing yachts, etc., motorcycle and automobile tires, etc.
・Yamaha Motor Support & Se

 Movistar Yamaha MotoGP. Valentino Rossi(right).Maverick Viñales(left)

2017 Yamaha Motorsports Activities

IWATA, March 3, 2017 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) is proud to present the continuation of the Yamaha Racing strategy for the 2017 on and off-road racing season. Yamaha restructured its mid- to long-term global strategy in 2015 - the year marking the company’s 60th anniversary - and has engaged in a variety of corporate initiatives under its basic policies for racing activities: increasin

「Certification for "ISO 13485: 2003"」

Yamaha Motor JW Wheelchairs Division Acquires "ISO 13485: 2003" - International standard for quality assurance on medical equipment -

IWATA, March 1, 2017 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that the JW Business Division, which works with electric power units for wheelchairs and electric wheelchairs etc., has acquired certification for the international standard "ISO 13485: 2003*1"” for quality management systems in the medical equipment field.
This certification was assessed by the "TÜV SÜD*2" - headquarte

New building exterior

New Hamamatsu IM Base Completed Expanding business scale and establishing a high-profitability business model

IWATA, February 28, 2017 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announces that it has completed construction of the new Hamamatsu IM Base (located in Toyooka-cho, Kita-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture) for the IM Business Unit, which undertakes the development, manufacture and sales of surface mounters and industrial robots. The building has been under construction since April 2015 with the goal

「Yamaha Motor Innovation Center」

Yamaha Motor Celebrates “Yamaha Motor Innovation Center”  - Connecting to innovation in monozukuri, shapes and ideas for new dimensions -

IWATA, February 22, 2017 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) conducted an inauguration ceremony today for the Yamaha Motor Innovation Center (originally known as the New Design Building), which will become the focal point for cutting-edge design initiatives that drive product design development and new innovation.
The facility, which was completed in December 2016, has five floors, an archite

 “At Yamaha, This is What We Do.”

What Might Yamaha Create Someday?

New Corporate Video: “At Yamaha, This is What We Do.”
IWATA, February 21, 2017—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announces the global release of a new corporate video entitled “At Yamaha, This is What We Do.” The video depicts through CGI things that Yamaha might look to do or create someday in the future and the kinds of worlds that could be possible as a result.
https://youtu.be/QcvT8gS

Yamaha Motor Monthly Newsletter(Feb.15,2017 No.50)

Yamaha Motor Monthly Newsletter(Feb.15,2017 No.50)

Yamaha Industrial-use Unmanned Helicopters
Expanding from Selling Products to Selling Solutions
Over the last few years, we have been seeing what is now being called the “aerial industrial revolution,” rising from the prevalence of primarily electric-powered multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicles commonly known as drones. They are expected to play increasingly wide-ranging roles in areas

「XSR900」 The “&Y01,” an electrically power-assisted wheelchair that performs music

Yamaha Motor Receives Global “iF Design Award” for Fourth Consecutive Year - XSR900 Motorcycle Receives Fourth Design Award -

IWATA, February 14, 2017 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) (hereafter “Yamaha Motor”) announced today that its XSR900 motorcycle and the &Y01 electrically power-assisted wheelchair that performs music designed in collaboration with Yamaha Corporation (hereafter “Yamaha”) have received the internationally-prestigious “iF Design Award 2017.”*Both awards are in the product category, and this

Announcement of Personnel Changes

IWATA, February 14, 2017 – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes, effective February 15, 2017.
Changes in duties of Group Companies


Main businesses of the group companies referenced above;
・Yamaha Motor Electronics Thailand Co., Ltd.: Manufacture and sales of motorcycle electrical parts inThailand
・Yamaha Motor Electronics Vietnam Co., Ltd.: Manufa

Consolidated Business Results Summary - Fiscal Year 2016 Ending December 31 -

Consolidated business results
IWATA, February 9, 2017 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announces results for the current consolidated accounting year. Net sales were 1,502.8 billion yen, a decrease of 128.3 billion yen (7.9%) compared with the previous fiscal year. Operating income was 108.6 billion yen, a decrease of 21.7 billion yen (16.7%), ordinary income was 102.1 billion yen, a decre

「CRUX Rev」

Yamaha Motor Launches First Strategic Motorcycle for Africa - The CRUX Rev will be released in Africa from April 2017 and later in Central America and the Caribbean -

IWATA, February 2, 2017-Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that the CRUX Rev, the company's first strategic model for Africa, will be released in African countries from April 2017. Fitted with a 4-stroke, air-cooled BLUE CORE 110cc engine, this new model will subsequently be launched in countries in Central America and the Caribbean.
As the first strategic motorcycle developed

「FZ25」

Yamaha Motor Launches FZ25 to Suit Strong Customer Premium Orientation - Street Model for Expanding High Price Range of Indian Motorcycle Market -

IWATA, January 25, 2017 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it will launch the new FZ25 motorcycle onto the Indian market from February 2017. This street model features a new 250cc BLUE CORE engine, which delivers both riding enjoyment as well as excellent fuel efficiency and environmental performance.
The main features of the FZ25 include 1) a high-torque fuel-injected

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