Guide Note

Panasonic is a brand name created by the Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., and is the brand name under which Matsushita manufactures and markets consumer electronics, including plasma and LCD TVs, cameras, DVD players and records, among many other items. It is the second largest electronics manufacturer in Japan, next to Hitachi.

Fast Facts

Created as a brand name owned by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Stock symbol: MC (NYSE)
Annual revenue (2007): 8.1 trillion yen
Founder: Konosuke Matsushita
Year established: 1955
Industry: Electronics manufacturing and marketing
Phone: 81-6-6908-1121
Fax: 81-6-6908-2351
HQ: Osaka, Japan
President: Fumio Ohtsubo

Key Dates

1918: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is founded to produce electrical components
1955: Matsushita creates the Panasonic brand for marketing electronics on North America
1986: Begins using Panasonic brand name in Japan
January 10, 2008: Parent corporation Matsushita announced that it plans to change name to Panasonic Corporation
October 1, 2008: Name change takes effect

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Panasonic News

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Official Site: Panasonic News & Events
CNNMoney.com: Panasonic Introduces AeroBlast(TM) and AeroSpin(TM) Line... (2007)
Yahoo! Finance: Panasonic Raises the Bar for Reliable Mobile Computing (2007)
Forbes.com: Matsushita Electric unit raided by Japan's fair trade watchdog (2007)
Ars Technica: Panasonic's next-generation Blu-ray player headed for store shelves (2007)
Business Week: "Matsushita's Platform For Success" (2007)

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Google Finance: Matsushita Electric Ind.
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Hoovers: Panasonic Corporation
Funding Universe: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
The Motley Fool: Matsushita Electric Ind.

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