Yamaha organizes fifth National Technician Grand Prix

The winner will get the coveted “No. 1 Yamaha Technician” in India title for the year 2014.  The final round is underway and will conclude on December 2, 2014.

As many as 932 contestants from all over India competed for the title and an opportunity to represent India Yamaha Motor in the World Technician Grand Prix 2016 in Japan.

From the Regional round, 100 winners were selected from four Zones and from the Zonal rounds, 20 winners (5 from each zone) were selected to compete in the final round.

The contest is designed to judge the contestants’ skill in the areas of “proper service knowledge” and to judge the level of the skills, contestants are tested in theory, trouble shooting, repair on actual motorcycles and skill of dealing with customers during vehicle delivery after service.

The winners are decided on cumulative points earned in these three test areas.

“At Yamaha, our corporate mission is to create Kando, i.e. our endeavor to realize people’s dreams with ingenuity and passion, and to always be a company people look to for the next exciting product or concept that provides exceptional value and deep satisfaction. We, at Yamaha, continuously strive to achieve newer benchmarks of customer service in the industry. NTGP is yet another initiative to foster its corporate mission,” said Ravinder Singh, Vice President, Strategy and Planning, Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt Ltd.

Started in 2002, the Yamaha Technical Academy (YTA) plays a key role in the group's global education and training programme for motorcycle technicians to ensure world-class service that exceeds customer expectations. 

YTA's content and standards of education and training programmes have been developed specifically for each country. As of 2014, there are over 4,000 YTA-trained and certified technicians in India. 

Contests are held in each country under National Technician Grand Prix Title for these certified technicians. The winners then compete in the Yamaha World Technician Grand Prix held at YMC, Japan. 

In India, YMIS organized the first National Technician Grand Prix in 2010 and the winners were sent to compete at the WTGP 2013 and 2014. India’s Meenakshi Sundamar Subramanian holds the first position in the 2014 WTGP for commuter class motorcycles.