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YASA awarded the Coachmakers’ 2023 Award to Industry

We’re delighted to announce that we recently collected the Worshipful Company of Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers’ 2023 Award to Industry for our development of our high-power axial flux motor. According to the Coachmakers’ committee, YASA stood out among the...

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YASA appoints new CEO, Juergen Banken

Today we are pleased to announce the appointment of our new CEO, Juergen Banken. Following 26-years at Mercedes-Benz in numerous leadership roles, Juergen joins YASA to focus on delivering world-beating electric-drive solutions for AMG & Mercedes’ electric-only...

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YASA opens flagship Research & Development centre in Welshpool

Thanks to a £1.98m investment from the Welsh Government, Economy Minister Vaughan Gething announced YASA's expansion at Offa’s Dyke Business Park which will see expanded operations and create up to 40 new jobs. CEO of YASA, Chris Harris, said: "We have been operating...

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Autocar: YASA, I can boogie

“Weight down, size down, cost down, efficiency up” - Steve Cropley, Autocar How UK Tech is driving the EV revolution. Source: Autocar Earlier this year the YASA team met with Steve Cropley, Editor-in-Chief of Autocar magazine to give him the tour of our manufacturing...

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Tech Crunch meets with YASA

“YASA’s revolutionary electric motor is set for big things” - Tech CrunchFollowing the acquisition of YASA by Mercedes, our founder and CTO, Tim Woolmer, has met with Tech Crunch to discuss how his invention, the axial flux motor, could be a mobility...

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