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Yamaha NIKEN Wins 2019 Red Dot “Best of the Best” Award for Design　- Fourth Yamaha Motor product to receive honor -

IWATA, March 25, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that its flagship Sports LMW*1 NIKEN has been chosen as the “Best of the Best” in the globally-renowned Red Dot Award*: Product Design 2019 competition. The Company has received the Red Dot Award for its products for the last eight consecutive years from 2012, and on this occasion, it has also achieved the fourth Yamaha

Robonity Series Motorless Single Axis Actuators

Yamaha Motor Launches Robonity Series Motorless Single Axis Actuators　- High-Rigidity/Accuracy, Compact, Compatible with 8 Key Motor Brands -

IWATA, March 20, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that it will launch the Robonity Series1 of slider-type motorless single axis actuators on May 7, 2019. The new actuators are intended for use across a wide range of production processes, such as in automotive parts, electrical and electronic products, medicine, foodstuffs, and cosmetics, for assembly, conveyance, coati

Yamaha Motor Invests in Industrial Taiwanese Equipment Manufacturer　- Strengthening Robotics Business Competitiveness -

IWATA, March 20, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that as part of its global industrial robot business strategy, the Company has decided to invest in TOYO Automation Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tainan City, Taiwan. Hereinafter TOYO.) This investment is aimed at the stable supply of low priced, high quality parts from the company to help strengthen the business competitiven

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　X-MAX 125 – YME branch France biggest seller

Yamaha Motor Establishes Financial services company in France　- Strengthening Medium-Term Management Plan Financial Services -

IWATA, March 19, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that Yamaha Motor Finance France S.A.S (YMFF) is now open for business in the French market. This organization was established in December 2018 and is a subsidiary company of Yamaha Motor Europe (YME) to provide financial services (credits, leases, insurance, etc.)
Yamaha Motor maintains a high market share in the

Announcement of Personnel Changes

IWATA, March 14, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes.
1.　Change in duties of Executive Chief General Managers and Senior General Managers
（Name） (New position) （Current position） Naoki Yoshimi Senior General Manager of Procurement Section, Procurement Center
And General Manager of Procur

Yamaha Motor and Fujitsu Begin IoT-based Field Trial to Improve Sailing Performance for 470 Class Events

Tokyo and Iwata, Japan, March 11, 2019 – Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., and Fujitsu Limited today announced that they will conduct an IoT-based field trial to improve the performance of the 470 (Four-Seventy), a type of small dinghy used in sailing competitions. The trial will commence from March 13 through April 30, 2019, on Lake Hamana in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
In this field trial, the compa

Yamaha Motor Booth Concept

HANNOVER MESSE 2019　Yamaha Motor Exhibits at World's Leading Industrial Technology Trade Fair　- Abundant Robot Line-up Provides Optimal Solutions for Diverse Automation -

IWATA, March 4, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that it will exhibit a booth based on the theme of “YAMAHA ROBOT BEST SOLUTION - Improved Production Line Performance,” at the HANNOVER MESSE 2019, a B to B industrial technology trade show to be held in Hannover, Germany, from Monday, April 1 to Friday, April 5, 2019.
The HANNOVER MESSE is the world's leading indus

from left to right, Organoid、CELL HANDLER

Yamaha Motor to Collaborate with Hubrecht Organoid Technology　Accelerating technology development in biomedical engineering

IWATA, March 1, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) has entered into a collaborative research project with Hubrecht Organoid Technology (HUB, the Netherlands), a leading organoid research center. Organoids are patient-derived cell cultures that mimic human organ function. The collaboration aims to accelerate technology development and jointly analyze business opportunities in this researc

LMWs: Pushing Innovation in Mobility　Yamaha Motor Monthly Newsletter (February 19, 2019 No. 69)

LMWs: Pushing Innovation in Mobility　Yamaha Motor Monthly Newsletter (February 19, 2019 No. 69)

In December 2018, Yamaha Motor announced its “ART for Human Possibilities” slogan and long-term vision, and formulated a new medium-term management plan aimed at implementing it. Yamaha’s new growth strategy encompasses three fields of focus: “Advancing Robotics,” “Rethinking Solutions” and “Transforming Mobility.” Among the three, one part of the “Transforming Mobility” field includes Yamaha’s

Announcement of Personnel Changes

IWATA, February 14, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes, effective February 15, 2019.
 
1. Change in duties of General Manager
（Name） (New position) （Current position） Haruyuki Fujita General Manager of Manufacturing
Innovation Engineering Division,
IProduction Engineer

Yamaha Motor records rise in net sales for 2018　- Strong growth in net sales of non-motorcycle product categories -

Consolidated Business Results
IWATA, February 12, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announces results for the current consolidated accounting year. Net sales were 1,673.1 billion yen, an increase of 3 billion yen (0.2%) compared with the previous fiscal year. Operating income was 140.8 billion yen, a decrease of 9 billion yen (6.0%), ordinary income was 138.0 billion yen, a decr

Notification of Business Integration between Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., SHINKAWA LTD., and APIC YAMADA CORPORATION

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “Yamaha Motor”), SHINKAWA LTD. (hereinafter “Shinkawa”), and APIC YAMADA CORPORATION (hereinafter “Apic Yamada”) hereby announce that at the Board of Directors Meeting of each company held today, resolutions were passed so that Yamaha Motor has made Shinkawa a subsidiary through a third-party allotment of shares, Shinkawa has made Apic Yamada a wholly-owned su

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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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