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Yamaha Motor Launches Fascino Meeting New Indian Emission Standards　- Trendy Styling with Strong Performance and Excellent Fuel Economy -

IWATA, December 23, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that it will launch the 2020 model Fascino scooter in India in January 2020. Powered by an air-cooled, 4-stroke, SOHC, single-cylinder, 2-valve, 125cc BLUE CORE1 engine, the Fascino features an attractive design, lightweight body, ease of handling, and strong fuel economy. Since its launch in 2015, the Fascino has bec

The support vessel Miraie, whose crew a Yamaha Motor employee will be part of

Yamaha Motor Assists in Marine Plastic Survey

IWATA, December 11, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that it will participate as a survey support partner in the "Scientific Survey of Marine Plastic Pollution" being run by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC).
Held in conjunction with the 2019-2020 Japan-Palau Goodwill Yacht Race (hosted by the Kanagawa Prefecture Sailing Federation

EC-05 Electric Scooter

Yamaha Motor Wins Taiwan Golden Pin Design Award Grand Prize　- EC-05 Electric Scooter Receives Second Design Award -

IWATA, December 9, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that its EC-05 electric scooter has received the “Best Design” - the highest honor - in the Taiwan Golden Pin Design Award. Following on from being named “Winner” in the “German Design Award,” this recognition represents the second design accolade for the EC-05.
The EC-05 is an electric scooter developed in colla

Cultivating Lifelong Fans and Customers　Yamaha Motor Newsletter (December 4, 2019 No. 76)

Cultivating Lifelong Fans and Customers　Yamaha Motor Newsletter (December 4, 2019 No. 76)

“Create demand through your own efforts.” This has been part of Yamaha Motor’s corporate culture since our founding and serves as the basis of our work in each of our business operations and product lines. One example of this can be found in Japan, where the low birthrate and aging population is presenting real challenges for the future.
Yamaha holds Parent-Child Motorcycle Classes and Eng

Electric scooter EC-05

Third time “Winner” for Yamaha Motor in “German Design Award 2020” International Design Competition　- In succession from 2017, and 2018 -

IWATA, November 25, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that its electric scooter EC-05 has been given the title “Winner” in the Excellent Product Design category of the “German Design Award 2020”, the country's prestigious design award.
The EC-05 is an electric scooter developed in collaboration with Gogoro Inc. (head office: Taoyuan City, Taiwan; CEO: Horace Luke)

Announcement of Personnel Changes

IWATA, November 14, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes, effective November 15, 2019.
 
1.　Change in duties of Executive Officers
Name New Position Current Position Yasuo
Tanaka Executive Officer of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., and Chief General Manager of CS Center, and Senior General

Yamaha Motor Net Sales Up Slightly, Earnings Down in First Three Quarters of FY Ending in December

IWATA, November 13, 2019 - 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, 2019 were 1,267.2 billion yen, an increase of 5.3 billion yen (0.4%) compared with the same period the previous fiscal year. O

Katsuyuki Nakasuga Defends Title with 9th All Japan JSB1000 Championship Win

Katsuyuki Nakasuga Defends Title with 9th All Japan JSB1000 Championship Win

November 5, 2019—The final round of the All Japan Road Race Championship was held at Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture on November 3, 2019 as the 51st Motorcycle Federation of Japan Grand Prix (MFJGP). In the premier JSB1000 class, the Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Katsuyuki Nakasuga rode his YZF-R1 to victory in Race 1 and finished 2nd in Race 2 to seal a second consecutive title win and bring h

TRICITY300

Yamaha Motor Exhibits City Commuter TRICITY300 at EICMA　- “To someday create motorcycles that lean, but do not fall" - 4th model with LMW technology -

IWATA, November 5, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that its new model, the TRICITY300 LMW*1 equipped with a water-cooled, 4-stroke, SOHC, single-cylinder, 292cm3 “BLUE CORE” engine will be on display at the EICMA (International Motorcycle Exhibition) in Milan, Italy from November 5.
TRICITY300 is designed and positioned as a middle class LMW in line with the co

Robot Controller RCX320

Yamaha Motor Releases High-Function 2-axis Robot Controller - RCX320　- Equipped with real-time output function for predictive maintenance info -

IWATA, November 1, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that its new RCX320 will go on sale from December 1. The RCX320 is a 2-axis model of the RCX340 multi-axis robot controller, which has become a best seller due to its high performance and ease of use.
The RCX320 inherits the advanced functionality and flexible expandability of the RCX340 realizing synchronous

Yamaha Motor - First “TRITOWN” Trial on Public Roads　— Verifying versatility of compact electric two-front-wheeled standing mobility —

Yamaha Motor - First “TRITOWN” Trial on Public Roads　— Verifying versatility of compact electric two-front-wheeled standing mobility —

IWATA, October 30, 2019—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) today announced its first public road trialing of the compact electric two-front-wheeled standing mobility unit, TRITOWN in association with the city of Takayama - Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
Trialing is scheduled to commence in front of the Takayama train station on November 9-10 (with a secondary option of November 16-17).
In

Image of measurement using unmanned helicopters (left) and measurement results (right)

Yamaha Motor Industrial-Use Unmanned Helicopters: Forestry Survey

IWATA, October 28, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that the company in a consortium with woodinfo, Inc., Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan, and Maruyoshi Limited, will collect data on “Increased Wood Material Production AI Construction Model Projects'' in Kumakougen Town, commissioned by Ehime Prefecture for 3 days from October 28.
This project will util

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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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