May 10, 2022—At Round 16 of the AMA Supercross Championship held in Denver on Saturday, April 30, 2022, Eli Tomac, riding for the Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing 450 Team on a YZ450F, took a 5th place finish, clinching the 2022 AMA Supercross title. It was his second time to lift the crown, following a previous win in 2022.
This is Yamaha’s first title in the 450 class in 13 years, since Jame
IWATA, May 9, 2022 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272.hereinafter, the Company) announces the status of the acquisition of its own shares based on Article 156 of the Company Law, which is applicable in accordance with Article 165, Paragraph 3 of the same law as follows.
1. Type of shares acquired: Common shares
2. Number of shares acquired: 3,048,700 shares
3. Total value of shares acq
IWATA, April 28, 2022 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes, effective May 1, 2022
Changes in duties of General Managers
(Name)
(New Position)
(Current Position)
MURAKAMI,
Takeshi
General Manager of Power Train
Engineering Division, Manufacturing Engineering Section, Manufacturing Center
Senior Manager of Power Train
Engineering Division, Manufactu
Yamaha Motor has developed the TY-E 2.0 electric trials bike which approaches achieving carbon neutrality by proposing the new value of EV-powered motorcycling fun. For this issue, we sat down with the project leader directing the development of this updated TY-E and asked about the project’s background and goals, the bike’s key features, and more.
Also, the TY-E 2.0 is scheduled to participate
IWATA, April 21, 2022 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that the company's motorcycles YZF-R7 and MT-09 have received the world-famous iF Design Award. These honors mark the 9th year in a row and these two products won awards followed by the Red Dot Award.
The YZF-R7 was developed as a middle-weight super sport model from the YZF-R series. Based on the 689cm3 CP2 engine and
IWATA, April 18, 2022 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) is pleased to announce today that the eve auto automated transport service provided by group company eve autonomy, Inc. has been introduced on a trial basis at the Anesaki Works plant of Prime Polymer Co.,Ltd. (headquartered Tokyo’s Minato Ward). This is the first case of a full-scale trial introduction of an eve auto operation outside o
Various efforts are underway around the world to make factories “smarter,” but it is said that the automation and efficiency-raising of transportation at facilities is lagging behind advances in production. In response, at the 2022 International Robot Exhibition, Yamaha Motor, which develops both robots and mobility products, integrated concepts and resources from both fields to offer new proposal
IWATA, March 31, 2022 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that the company's motorcycles YZF-R7 and MT-09, and its personal watercraft SuperJet have received the world-famous Red Dot Design Award: Product Design 2022. These honors mark the 11th year in a row - every year since 2012- that a Yamaha Motor product has received a Red Dot Design Award.
The YZF-R7 was developed as a
IWATA, March 31, 2022 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) has resolved to implement the following organizational reforms and personnel changes, effective, April 1, 2022.
■ Organizational Reforms
1. Technical Research & Development Center
The New Venture Business Development & R&D Strategy Section will be reorganized for the purpose of further technological development
Worldview we want to achieve: https://youtu.be/lGo_zQjEEQ8
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IWATA, March 24, 2022 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it has announced a newly developed prototype of the EPS (Electric Power Steering) steering support system for motorcycles as a new rider aid contributing to improved motorcycle stability and agility. In order to further expedite its R&D, the Company will enter racebikes equipped with the system in this season’s A
IWATA, March 24, 2022 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it has released a new developing prototype of the TY-E 2.0 electric trials bike, which approaches achieving carbon neutrality from the perspective of motorcycling fun. The Company plans to enter the bike in select rounds of the 2022 FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) Trial World Championship.
In 2021,
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