Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

New office (left) and showroom (right) in Shenzhen, China (The opening ceremony will be held by the end of July.)

12 May 2020 02:00

Yamaha Motor: Relocation & Expansion of China Robotics Business Locations - Upgrading Sales/Service Structure in Fast-Growing South China, Expanding Business and Building Medium-Term Management Plan Platform -

IWATA, May 12, 2020 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that Yamaha Motor IM (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (YIMS) will be moving its Shenzhen Branch to the Longhua District and, within it, open a new showroom including a comprehensive display of a wide range of product lines. Established in 2013, YIMS handles sales of surface mounters and industrial robots in the Chinese market. YIMS wi

LEFT: Face shield (for physicians), RIGHT: Face shield (for nurses)

1 May 2020 02:00

Yamaha Motor: Providing Support for COVID-19 Medical Front Lines

Yamaha Motor would like to express its deepest sympathies to all of those who have lost loved ones as a result of the global COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic. We would also like to show our support for those currently battling with the virus, and hope that all patients recover as soon as possible.
IWATA, May 1, 2020—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) has, in order to assist with the

24 April 2020 02:05

Yamaha Motor: Effects of COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

IWATA, April 24, 2020 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) is working based on the policies laid out by respective governments to prevent the spread of COVID-19, with the health and safety of customers, members of local communities, and employees as its highest priority. Based on the requests and guidance from the respective central and local governments of the countries which the Company ope

24 April 2020 02:05

Yamaha Motor Announces Production Adjustments and Temporary Business Closure in Response to COVID-19

IWATA, April 24, 2020 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it will temporarily close all business locations, factories, and offices in Japan for five days, from May 18 to 22. The only exceptions to this temporary closure are the Hamamatsu Robotics Building and the Miyakoda Building, two robotics-related facilities based in Kita Ward, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture.

14 April 2020 02:00

New Organizational Reforms and Personnel Changes at Yamaha Motor

IWATA, April 14, 2020 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) has resolved to implement the following organizational reforms and personnel changes, effective April 15, 2020.

■　Organizational Reforms (effective April 15, 2020)
1.　Creative Center
The Design Center is being renamed and reorganized as the Creative Center with the aim of creating synergies by bringing together not

11 April 2020 02:15

Announcement of the results of Tender Offer for the shares of Yamaha Motor Robotics Holdings Co., Ltd. (Securities code 6274)

April 11, 2020
A resolution was passed at the Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (hereinafter the “Tender Offeror”) Board of Directors’ meeting held on February 12, 2020, that the company will acquire the common shares (hereinafter “Target Company Shares”) of Yamaha Motor Robotics Holdings Co., Ltd. (Securities code: 6274, listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Co., Inc. (hereinafter

9 April 2020 02:00

Yamaha Motor: Production Adjustments due to COVID-19 Pandemic

IWATA, April 9, 2020 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it will carry out production adjustments at the following domestic manufacturing locations. This decision was taken in the light of recent effects on component supply from overseas as well as reduced demand in developed markets such as Europe and North America.

■ Locations and periods concerned

6 April 2020 05:00

Yamaha Motor Launches YK610XE-10 and YK710XE-10 SCARA Robots - Adds High-Payload Models to Low-Cost YK-XE Series -

IWATA, April 6, 2020 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it will add the YK610XE-10 (610mm arm length) and YK710XE-10 (710mm arm length) models to the YK-XE Series of SCARA robots. Launching on April 16, the two new models build on the high motion performance and low cost of the current YK-XE Series. Both models deliver high performance - in the shape of 10kg maximum pay

31 March 2020 02:00

Yamaha Motor Wins Ninth Consecutive Globally-Renowned Red Dot Award

IWATA, March 31, 2020 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that its Ténéré 700 motorcycle and YMR-08 industrial drone have both received the globally-prestigious Red Dot Award: Product Design 2020. These honors mark the ninth year in a row - every year since 2012 - that a Yamaha Motor product has received a Red Dot Award.
The Ténéré 700 is an adventure tourer in the bes

27 March 2020 02:00

Yamaha Motor and Tier IV Establish JV for autonomous transportation service - Will help factories combat labor shortages through further automation -

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and Tier IV, Inc. today announced the launch of eve autonomy, Inc., a joint-venture company based in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, that will develop an autonomous transportation service to help Yamaha Motor and other companies address chronic labor shortages and growing needs for high-mix low-volume production.
Beginning in April, eve autonomy will begin offering easil

Abundant Robotics' automatic apple harvester (left) and picking apples with the mechanism's dedicated arm (right) *Images courtesy of: Abundant Robotics

17 March 2020 02:00

Yamaha Motor Invests in U.S. Startup Abundant Robotics — Automation in Horticulture solves Labor Shortage and Productivity Improvements —

IWATA, March 17, 2020—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today that it has made an additional investment of US$2.5 million in Abundant Robotics - a startup in the United States that develops robotic apple harvesting solutions.
Yamaha Motor started a relationship with Abundant in 2016 with an initial US$250,000 investment. Through discussion about the shape of collaboration movin

Office in Thailand (left) and showroom (right)

13 March 2020 02:00

Yamaha Motor to Establish Regional HQ in Thailand to Oversee Robotics Business Expansion in SE Asia - Will strengthen robotics services and marketing throughout region -

IWATA, March 13, 2020 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today it will open a new regional headquarters in Thailand’s Nava Nakorn Industrial Zone in March, 2020 to help grow the company’s robotics business in Southeast Asia. A showroom also will be created to exhibit and demonstrate a wide variety of products and solutions. The headquarters and showroom will be located on the premi

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