Manufacturer

Yamaha

6 verified award wins listed for 2025–2026, including Gold Seal.

2026

In 2026, Yamaha recorded 2 wins across 2 award bodies (Gold Seal, MCN), placing it #3 in the 2026 manufacturer standings.

MT-09 SP — MCN 2026: Best Naked (source)
Yamaha EC-06 — Gold Seal 2026: Gold Seal Award 2026 (provisional) – On-road Electric (source)

Photo: AVMOTO / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

MCN

Best Naked

MT-09 SP

Maker: Yamaha
Award: MCN 2026 – Best Naked
Source: britishdealernews.co.uk

Photo: Autocar India (YouTube video still)

On-road Electric

Yamaha EC-06

Gold Seal Award 2026 (provisional)
Yamaha's first production electric road model for India: a 4 kWh fixed battery, 160 km certified range and IP67 protection for motor and battery.
Full write-up on goldsealawards.com

2025

In 2025, Yamaha recorded 4 wins across 3 award bodies (AMCN, MCN, Red Dot), placing it #2 in the 2025 manufacturer standings.

NMAX 125 Tech MAX — Red Dot 2025: Red Dot (source)
YZF-R9 — AMCN 2025: AMCN Motorcycle of the Year (source)
R9 — MCN 2025: Best Sportsbike (source)
RayZR — MCN 2025: Best Urban Petrol (source)

Photo: AVMOTO / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Red Dot

NMAX 125 Tech MAX

Maker: Yamaha
Award: Red Dot 2025 – Red Dot
Source: global.yamaha-motor.com

Photo: Chanokchon / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

AMCN

AMCN Motorcycle of the Year

YZF-R9

Maker: Yamaha
Award: AMCN 2025 – AMCN Motorcycle of the Year
Source: amcn.com.au

Photo: Chanokchon / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

MCN

Best Sportsbike

R9

Maker: Yamaha
Award: MCN 2025 – Best Sportsbike
Source: motorcyclenews.com

Photo: Yamaha Motor Europe

MCN

Best Urban Petrol

RayZR

Maker: Yamaha
Award: MCN 2025 – Best Urban Petrol
Source: motorcyclenews.com

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