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  • Yamaha Motor and Hero Motors Company Sign Agreement for New e-Bike Hub-mounted drive unit Manufacturing Joint Venture - Building e-Bike Hub-mounted drive units in India to supply the growing global market -

    IWATA, October 29, 2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it has signed an agreement with Hero Motors Limited —which owns Hero Cycles, India’s largest bicycle manufacturer—to establish a joint venture company for the manufacture of Hub-mounted drive units for electrically power-assisted bicycles (e-Bikes). The joint venture is scheduled to be established by the end of thi

  • Fabio Quartararo’s Road to MotoGP Success

    October 25, 2021 –From tipped ’title threat‘ when he debuted in the Moto3 class in 2015, to 2021 MotoGP World Champion in his first year with the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team: Fabio Quartararo is a remarkable talent with an inspiring success story.
    In his very first year with the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team, Fabio Quartararo showed incredible speed, maturity, and heroic perseverance

  • Fabio Quartararo Crowned MotoGP World Champion in Misano

    IWATA, October 25, 2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., Yamaha Motor Racing Srl, and the entire Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP staff warmly congratulate Fabio Quartararo on securing his first MotoGP World Championship Title at today‘s Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna.
    Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP rider Fabio Quartararo put in a superb performance today at the Gran Premio del Made in

  • New for 2022: WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team is born

    October 25, 2021 –RNF Racing presents WithU as title partner and Yamaha backing for the MotoGP satellite team with riders Andrea Dovizioso and Darryn Binder.
    RNF Racing is pleased to confirm that for the 2022 season it will be joined by title partner WithU, and with Yamaha support, will be present in the MotoGP World Championship premier class as WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team.
    WithU was one o

  • Yamaha Motor Company and RNF MotoGP Team Sign an Agreement for 2022

    October 22, 2021 –Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and RNF Racing Ltd. signed a one-year deal as part of a three-year programme. Yamaha will supply YZR-M1 bikes to the newly branded RNF MotoGP Team in 2022, with options to extend the partnership for 2023 and 2024.
    Sepang Racing Team is rebranded RNF MotoGP Team, with former CEO of Sepang International Circuit and Team Principal Razlan Razali remaining at

  • Darryn Binder Joins RNF MotoGP Team Rider Line-Up for 2022

    October 22, 2021 –Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. is delighted to announce that Moto3 talent Darryn Binder will be joining Andrea Dovizioso in the rebranded RNF MotoGP Team. The South African will race for Yamaha’s satellite team in 2022 with an option to stay on for the 2023 MotoGP season.
    Following two years of riding in the Red Bull Rookies Cup, the South African started his full-time Moto3 class car

  • Announcement of Personnel Changes

    IWATA, October 14, 2021 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes, effective October 15, 2021
     
    Personnel Changes in General Managers
    (Name) (New position) (Current position) OGURA, Junichi General Manager of Manufacture
    Technology Division,
    Manufacturing Technology Center Senior Manager of Casting
    Engineering Group, Manufacture
    Technology Divi

  • The Unsung Hero Behind Each Cup of Dripped Blue Bottle Coffee Yamaha Motor Newsletter (Oct. 12, 2021 No. 92)

    A steady stream of coffee traces a beautiful path down into the cup below, almost like a fine indigo thread. The flavor- and aroma-rich drip coffee brewed at Blue Bottle Coffee locations worldwide all use the same dripper. Each one of these beautiful and high-quality drippers is produced in Japan in the small town of Arita in Saga Prefecture on the country’s southern island of Kyushu, a place long

  • Kohta Nozane to Continue in WorldSBK in 2022

    October 11, 2021 – Kohta Nozane, who is currently contesting the 2021 season of the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) will remain in the series for 2022 as well.
    Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. has supported Nozane throughout his racing career, from his time riding for Yamaha’s youth development team and factory team in the All Japan Road Race Championship to his rookie season in WorldSBK this

  • Australian Motocross Star Jay Wilson to Compete in Round 7 of the All Japan Motocross Championship

    October 6, 2021 – Yamaha Motor Australia rider and six-time New Zealand and Australian Motocross and Supercross Champion Jay Wilson will race a #106-plated YZ250F on the Yamalube Yamaha Racing Australia team in the IA2 class at Round 7 of the All Japan Motocross Championship, the 59th MFJGP, at Sportsland SUGO in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan on October 23–24, 2021.
    In previous years, Yamaha Motor C

  • Tomac Joins the Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing Team

    October 4, 2021—Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing is pleased to announce the addition of Eli Tomac to the team for the 2022 Monster Energy AMA Supercross and Lucas Oil Pro Motocross season. The multi-time champion completes a powerhouse line-up, joining the newly crowned 2021 Pro Motocross Champion Dylan Ferrandis. After campaigning for a Supercross title in the 250 class, Christian Craig will joi

  • Opening the Door to the Factory Floor Yamaha Motor Newsletter (Sept. 24, 2021 No. 91)

    India boasts the largest market for motorcycles in the world and is widely known as the second most populous nation. However, over 40% of the country’s 1.3 billion citizens are younger than 25 and youths often face a difficult journey to adulthood, with unemployment for those aged 15 to 24 sitting above 20% (figures from the The World Factbook).
    As part of the Skill India program initiated by t

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