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6 November 2018 02:00

Yamaha Motor Exhibits 3CT LMW Commuter Prototype at EICMA　- Next Step in LMWs Embodies “Growing World of Personal Mobility” -

IWATA, November 6, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that it will exhibit the 3CT at the EICMA (Milan Motorcycle Show) in Milan, Italy, open to the public from November 8 to 11. Powered by a 300cm3 liquid-cooled engine, the 3CT is a new LMW1 commuter prototype model.
Yamaha Motor is promoting “the growing world of personal mobility” as one of the growth strategies

5 November 2018 09:06

Katsuyuki Nakasuga Wins 8th All Japan JSB1000 Title and Adds Greater Glory to the YZF-R1’s 20th Anniversary

November 5, 2018—Round 9 of the All Japan Road Race Championship’s JSB1000 class was held at Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture on November 4, 2018. It was a special round, as it marked the 50th holding of the Motorcycle Federation of Japan Grand Prix (MFJGP). The Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Katsuyuki Nakasuga, who contests the championship aboard a YZF-R1, took 2nd in Race 1 and in doing so sec

1 November 2018 02:00

Yamaha Motor Launches Free Go in Indonesia　- Family Scooter Combining Practicality and Elegant Style -

IWATA, November 1, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) today announced the launch of the new Free Go family-oriented scooter in the Indonesian market from November 2018.
Powered by a BLUE CORE 1 125cm3 engine, the Free Go was developed based on the concept of a “compact scooter for family comfort,” and balances elegant styling with highly-usable, practical performance. Main feature

31 October 2018 08:00

Yamaha Motor Provides Aid for Earthquake Damage Relief in Sulawesi, Indonesia

Yamaha Motor extends its heartfelt sympathy to those affected by earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia on September 28, 2018.
To support local relief efforts, Yamaha Motor and PT. Yamaha Indonesia Motor Manufacturing will donate a total of approximately 1 billion rupiah(equivalent to approximately 8.3 million Japanese Yen) and Generators
Yamaha Motor hopes for the soonest possible recove

31 October 2018 06:05

Notifications regarding the Revision of Forecast Consolidated Business Results for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2018

IWATA, October 31, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) hereby announces that, at the Board of Directors meeting on October 31, 2018, the Company has determined to revise as follows the forecast consolidated business results for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.
There are no changes to the forecast dividend for the year.
1. Revised Forecast Consolidated Business Result

31 October 2018 06:05

Yamaha Motor Net Sales up Slightly for 3 Quarters　- Operating income hurt by developed-market bike sales, forex and material costs -

IWATA, October 31, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announces consolidated business results for the first nine months.
Net sales for Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.'s consolidated accounting period for the first nine months of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 were 1,262.0 billion yen, an increase of 11.3 billion yen (0.9%) compared with the same period the previous fiscal year.

The 21 Grand Prix competitors, event Chairman Mr. Yoshihiro Hidaka, Vice-Chairman Mr. Yasuo Tanaka, and Committee Chairman Mr. Kazuhiko Abe (on the left in the front row)

22 October 2018 07:00

Yamaha Motor Holds "World Technician Grand Prix 2018"　- Two-Yearly Event to Find Best Yamaha Motorcycle Technician among 34,000 Worldwide! -　- Canada Wins Sports Model Class, with Taiwan Clinching Commuter Model Class -

IWATA, October 18, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that the “World Technician Grand Prix” was successfully held at Yamaha Motor headquarters on October 17. Held every two years since 2002, this event finds the best Yamaha motorcycle technician from around the globe. The Sports Model Class was won by Canadian representative Brett TR Hart, and the Commuter Model Class b

15 October 2018 02:00

Yamaha Motor Launches 2019 YZF-R3 and YZF-R25　- Global Models with Further Refined Style and Performance -

IWATA, October 15, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announced today that it will launch the 2019 models of the YZF-R25 in Indonesia in October 2018 and the YZF-R3 in the U.S.A. in December 2018. These two road sports motorcycles are popular with riders around the world, and the 2019 models feature further refined style and performance. Versions of both models equipped with ABS will be launched in t

12 October 2018 02:00

Announcement of Personnel Changes

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 Y

9 October 2018 04:00

MXGP World Championship Star Jeremy Seewer to Contest Finale of 2018 All Japan Motocross Championship

October 9, 2018 ― MXGP World Championship contender Jeremy Seewer will race the YZ450F for the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team in the premier IA1 class at Round 9 (MFJGP) of the All Japan Motocross Championship, set to be held at Sportsland SUGO in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan on October 28, 2018. By supporting his entry in the final round of the season, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. aims to bring

IBEX® Innovation Award Trophy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　F425A

5 October 2018 04:00

Yamaha Motor F425A Wins U.S. Innovation Award　- Sixth Accolade in Total After F25G in 2017 -

IWATA, October 5, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announced today that its F425A 4-stroke outboard motor (at 425 horsepower, the most powerful in the Yamaha lineup) has been honored with the IBEX® Innovation Award. Presented during the IBEX® (International Boat Builders’ Exhibition & Conference) international marine trade show held in Tampa, Florida from October 2 to 4, 2018, this award is ju

In 2018, Yamaha’s first electric trials bike, the TY-E, competed in the Cup at the France and Belgium rounds of the championship.

3 October 2018 04:30

New documentary movie released! Challenge, Ascend, Overcome. Youthful Passion to the World.

Inside Yamaha’s R&D departments there is a climate that encourages spontaneous, independent research. There, efforts are being made to expand engineers’ horizons so that they can facilitate innovation with Yamaha style.

This is the story of how one amateur trials-riding engineer got his colleagues involved in his passion, and went on to form a team that took on the challenge to be the b

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