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  • Yamaha Motor signs a Letter of Intent with Honda Motor, KTM and Piaggio for the creation of a Swappable Batteries Consortium for Motorcycles and light Electric Vehicles

    IWATA, March 1, 2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces today that the company has signed a Letter of Intent with Honda Motor Co., Ltd. , KTM AG and Piaggio & C SpA to set up a Swappable Batteries Consortium for Motorcycles and light Electric Vehicles.
    In the context of the Paris Climate Agreement and the transition to electromobility, the founding members of the Consortium believe tha

  • Introducing Yamaha’s Factory and Supported Teams and Riders for 2021

    February 19, 2021 – The racing history of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. began 10 days after the company was founded on July 1, 1955. Our first foray into international racing came in 1958 with an entry in the Catalina Grand Prix, and our first full Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season followed in 1961. As such, the 2021 season marks our 60th anniversary of racing at the Grand Prix level.

  • Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP are #InItToWinIt in 2021

    February 16, 2021 – The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team broadcast a virtual reality team presentation to officially open their 2021 campaign. The launch event’s theme #InItToWinIt echoes the mindset of a team spearheaded by two young and competitive riders, Maverick Viñales and Fabio Quartararo, ahead of the 2021 MotoGP World Championship kick-off in Qatar in March.
    With this year markin

  • Consolidated Business Results Summary - Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2020 -

    ■ Consolidated Business Results
    IWATA, February 12, 2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announces its consolidated business results for the full fiscal year. Net sales for Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.’s consolidated accounting period were 1,471.3 billion yen (a decrease of 193.5 billion yen or 11.6% compared with the previous fiscal year). Operating income was 81.7 billion yen (a decrea

  • Yamaha Motor to Consolidate and Relocate Production Roles of Factories Near HQ - Pursuing greater productivity and market adaptability -

    IWATA, February 12, 2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced that it has decided to consolidate and relocate the motorcycle production roles of the Hamakita and Nakaze factories (both in Hamamatsu City) to the Iwata Main Factory. The Company has been reallocating the production duties of its Iwata Main Factory and other surrounding factories since 2020 with the aim of improving pro

  • Announcement of Personnel Changes

    IWATA, February 12, 2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes, effective February 15, 2021
     
    Personnel Changes in General Managers
    (Name) (New position) (Current position) SHIMIZU,
    Katsuhisa General Manager of
    Off-road Vehicle Development Division,
    PF Model Development Section,

  • Solving Societal Issues with Unmanned Solutions Yamaha Motor Newsletter (Feb. 8, 2021 No. 84)

    Today, Yamaha Motor is actively developing unmanned solutions to address a range of societal issues. Our strengths in this field stem from the record of results we forged from engaging in the personal mobility business as well as robotics from the late 1970s, and the considerable technological know-how acquired along the way.
    At present, the labor shortages seen in the agricultural secto

  • Revision of Forecasts for Consolidated Business Results and Dividends for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2020

    IWATA, February 1，2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) hereby announces that at the Board of Directors meeting held today, the Company has decided to revise the forecasts for its consolidated business results and year-end dividends for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 announced on November 9, 2020 as follows:
     
    1) Revisions to Consolidated Business Results Forecast <

  • Yamaha Motor continues to cooperate with other motorcycle makers in the Connected Motorcycle Consortium to improve safety

    IWATA, January 29th 2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. believes, that motorcycles have a great potential as an enjoyable and practical mean of individual transport in the future. New elements of safety for the company’s products is a focus in Yamaha developments.
    Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. signed an agreement in December 2020 with other world leading motorcycle manufacturers to continue cooperation

  • Motorcycle R&D That Sparked a Study of VR-Induced Motion Sickness Yamaha Motor Newsletter (Jan. 18, 2021 No. 83)

    Thanks to advances in virtual reality technology, today we are seeing its use spread to various fields, from day-to-day life to commerce and industry. However, this greater use of virtual reality (VR) equipment and headsets has also resulted in many reports of people suffering afterwards from symptoms similar to car-induced motion sickness. This has put the brakes on expanding the range of usage

  • New Organizational Reforms and Personnel Changes at Yamaha Motor

    IWATA, December 24, 2020 - 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, 2021.
     
    ■Organizational reforms (effective, January 1, 2021)
    1. Technical Research & Development Center
    The Mobility Technology Center and the Advanced Technology Ce

  • Yamaha Motor: Announcement of Personnel Changes in the Office of Executive Officers

    IWATA, December 24，2020 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) hereby announces that, at the Board of Directors meeting held on Thursday, December 24, 2020, the Company has determined the following executive and executive officer movements.
    The appointments of these executives and executive officers will be formally decided at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be he

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