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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 Moto

CELL HANDLER™️

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

Sports Commuter TMAX530 DX            Scooter XMAX 300

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 m

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 -

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

Preparing the Next Generation of Racing Stars Yamaha Motor Newsletter(Mar.30, 2018 No.63)

Preparing the Next Generation of Racing Stars Yamaha Motor Newsletter(Mar.30, 2018 No.63)

It’s spring, which means the 2018 motorsports season has finally begun. Yamaha’s riders and teams are set to challenge once again for titles in road racing and motocross, from national and regional series to world championships.
The riders in particular carry the weight of their fan’s expectations and fly the banner for their teams, and since they are chosen from among a wide field of pr

YMR-08 (2018 Limited Sales Model)

Yamaha Motor Begins Limited Sales of YMR-08 Industrial Drone — Coaxial Rotors Provide Excellent Agrochemical Spraying Performance —

IWATA, March 30, 2018—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that it will begin limited sales of the YMR-08 industrial multi-rotor drone from June 2018 in Japan. Featuring coaxial rotors to provide excellent agrochemical spraying performance and a lightweight carbon body enabling continuous spraying of one hectare per flight1, the YMR-08 delivers spraying quality comparable to Yama

TY-E

Electric TY-E Trial Bike Spurs Yamaha Motor to First Trial-E Cup Entry

IWATA, March 23, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it has developed the TY-E electric trial bike—taking advantage of the unique features of electrical power—and has been working toward competing for the first time in the 2018 FIM Trial-E Cup with scheduled appearances at the Auron in France through July 14-15, and the Comblain au Pont in Belgium through July 21-22.

Yamaha and Rossi Confirm Two-Year Contract Extension

Yamaha and Rossi Confirm Two-Year Contract Extension

March 15, 2018— Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is delighted to announce that it will continue its strong relationship with nine-time World Champion and living MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi, having signed a new two-year agreement with Yamaha’s factory team for the 2019 and 2020 MotoGP seasons aboard the Yamaha YZR-M1.
The combination of the Doctor and the YZR-M1 has led to many milestones in the p

Announcement of Personnel Changes

IWATA, March 14, 2018 – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes.

Abbreviations;
・SC = Scooter
・PF = Platform
Main businesses of the group companies referenced above;
・Yamaha Amakusa Manufacturing Co., Ltd.: Manufacture of FRP boats, and development & manufacture of floating dock
・Yamaha Motorcycle

Yamaha Motor's First Recognition as "White 500" Outstanding Health and Productivity Management Organization — Superior Health and Productivity Initiatives Commended —

Yamaha Motor's First Recognition as "White 500" Outstanding Health and Productivity Management Organization — Superior Health and Productivity Initiatives Commended —

IWATA, February 28, 2018—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it has been selected as a "White 500" Outstanding Health and Productivity Management Organization, marking its first recognition as a corporation engaging in outstanding health and productivity management. The recognition was achieved under the Certified Health and Productivity Management Organization Recognition

Monster Yamaha Tech3 to compete the 2018 MotoGP season with Hafizh Syahrin

Monster Yamaha Tech3 to compete the 2018 MotoGP season with Hafizh Syahrin

February 22, 2018— Following Jonas Folger’s declaration not to contest in 2018, the entire Monster Yamaha Tech3 was trying to find the best solution to replace the German, thereby evaluating available riders. Finally, the French-based squad is very happy and proud to announce, that Hafizh Syahrin will be their second MotoGP rider this season, alongside Johann Zarco.
After having impressed

Installation of the Yamaha Clean Water Supply System

Yamaha Motor Providing 10 Compact Water Purification Systems in Senegal - Changing Lifestyles in Developing Nations Struggling with Drinking Water Supply -

IWATA, February 16, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it plans to install the Yamaha Clean Water Supply System in 10 locations in river basins in Senegal between February and November 2018. This is the first time that multiple units of this compact water purification system aimed at developing nations have been installed in the same project.
This initiative

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