IWATA, December 27, 2018 - At today’s Board of Directors Meeting, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) resolved to implement the following organizational reforms and personnel changes, effective January 1, 2019.
■ Organizational reforms (effective January 1, 2019)
1. IT Center
The internal IT and digital departments will be aggregated to establish the new IT Center in order to c
IWATA, December 20, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today the “Yamaha Motor Group Environmental Plan 2050”. This plan was developed along the lines of the international Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi*1), the Plan aims to reduce “CO2 emissions during product use”, “CO2 emissions in production and logistics” and “the volume of resources use” by 50% from the base year
In what’s being called the “aerial industrial revolution” by some, various industries around the world are turning their attention to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly referred to as drones. These typically use multiple rotors connected to the body and an incredibly diverse range of models are being developed and marketed today, from small ones for hobbyists that fit in the palm of your
Iwata, JAPAN and SINGAPORE, December 13, 2018 — Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (“Yamaha Motor”) and Grab Holding Inc. (“Grab”), Southeast Asia’s leading online-to-offline (O2O) platform, announced today that they have agreed to form a strategic partnership to collaborate in motorcycle ride-hailing service within the Southeast Asian region with a focus on Indonesia. As part of the partnership agreement,
IWATA, December 11, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that it has formulated its long-term vision until 2030, and a New Medium-term Management Plan for the three-year period starting in 2019.
For its long-term vision, Yamaha Motor has created the slogan “ART for Human Possibilities” and devised a growth strategy heading for 2030. For increasingly diversifying peopl
IWATA, December 11, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today the establishment of the Company’s own US based Yamaha Motor Exploratory Fund, LP with the aim to further strengthen its global corporate venturing activities. The facility has a total investment of US$100million, and an operation period of 10-years. The establishment of the fund shows the Company’s long-term commitm
IWATA, December 7, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that the 2019 model NOZZA GRANDE 125cc premium scooter will be fitted with new features like the HYBRID System*1 and progressively released in Vietnam from December.
The new model NOZZA GRANDE- while inheriting the features and images of the current model - is a model that aims at greater running and comfort, refr
December 3, 2018—The sixth and final round of the 2018 season of the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) took place from November 30 to December 2 at the Chang International Circuit in Thailand. Local hero Ratthapong Wilairot of the Yamaha Thailand Racing Team won both Race 1 and Race 2 aboard his YZF-R6 in the premier SuperSports 600 class to pull off a stunning comeback from 6th in the standi
IWATA, November 21, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) has decided to engage in collaboration with major Indian bicycle manufacturer Hero Cycles and Mitsui & Co. regarding the business feasibility of electrically power assisted bicycles in India.
Based on surveys of consumer preferences and the various regulations in India, this collaboration will evaluate the business possibil
IWATA, November 14, 2018—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that it has made an additional eight million U.S. Dollar investment into Robotics Plus, a New Zealand agricultural automation solutions development company. In addition to the two-million-dollar investment made in December 2017, this brings Yamaha Motor’s total investment to ten million U.S. Dollars.
Founded in 200
IWATA, November 9, 2018 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that it will exhibit five models at CES 2019, the world's largest consumer electronics show, to be held in Las Vegas, U.S.A. over four days from January 8 to 11, 2019.
The Yamaha booth will feature a total of five models, including 1) the
Public Personal Mobility(PPM), a people service system based on low-spe
The SR400 4-stroke single-cylinder street bike first appeared in 1978. Its production was brought to a temporary halt in 2017 but the bike was re-released in the autumn of 2018, having been made compliant with current emissions standards and receiving greater polish to its high-quality ride and simple yet beautiful exterior. SR fans both in and outside Japan will be glad to see their faithful p
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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