YAMAHA MOTOR DESIGN

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
  1. 2005
    • World Events
      • The 2005 World Exposition held in Aichi, Japan

    • Takashi Kajikawa appointed sixth YMC president

    • 50th anniversary of our corporate founding

    • YMCIS founded in Russia

  2. 2006
    • Compliance Promotion Committee established

  3. 2007
    • Motorcycle manufacturing and sales begin
      at YMPH in the Philippines

  4. 2008
    • YMKH founded in Cambodia

    • IYM founded in India

  5. 2009
    • Tsuneji Togami appointed seventh YMC president

  6. 2010
    • Hiroyuki Yanagi appointed eighth YMC president

  7. 2011
    • Yamaha collaborates with Toyota Motor Corp.
      for development of "Communications-Linked
      Next-generation Vehicles" to create
      new mobility society of the future

  8. 2012
    • Design Industry Events
      • ELM Design Co., Ltd. transfers design business to YMC

      • Design Center established at YMC

    • 1st Global Executive Committee meeting held

    • Company founder Genichi Kawakami
      inducted into Japan Automotive Hall of Fame

  9. 2013
    • Kikugawa Test Course completed in Kikugawa, Japan

  10. 2014
    • Design Industry Events
      • Yamaha Creative Hackathon held for the first time

      • Material design declared part of User Experience design (UX)

    • The Tricity, Yamaha's first Leaning
      Multi-Wheel (LMW) model, is released

    • “BLUE CORE” next-generation compact,
      high-performance engine developed