Yamaha Motor opens research and development centre in Tamil Nadu

Yamaha Motor opens research and development centre in Tamil Nadu
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Yamaha Motor Research & Development India Private Limited (YMRI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japanese motorcycle maker Yamaha Motor Co Limited, opened its second research and development (R&D) centre in India on Tuesday. 

Hyderabad: Yamaha Motor Research & Development India Private Limited (YMRI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japanese motorcycle maker Yamaha Motor Co Limited, opened its second research and development (R&D) centre in India on Tuesday.

The new centre is located in the premises of Yamaha Motor’s plant in Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu. An investment of Rs 66 crore has been made to set up the centre and it is part of the Rs 1,500-crore investment that Yamaha has already committed to ‘Make in India’ by 2018.

The new facility is intended to increase Yamaha’s manufacturing competitiveness in the country. It has facilities including prototype testing and validation, and a test track with simulation of Indian road condition.

“The objective of the new centre is to develop models for India and eventually, the global market. The Chennai centre will be the second main pillar for YMRI. By collaboration with the current development power in the Surajpur centre, we aim to strengthen more of the cost reduction and attractive product development in the Chennai centre.

The key role of this India-integrated development centre is to develop optimised specifications for the Indian market,” Yasuo Ishihara, Managing Director of YMRI, said in a statement.

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