Panasonic
Japanese multinational electronics corporation
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| 2023 | Panasonic introduces 'Make New' slogan for the Japanese market. |
| 2022 | Panasonic adopts two new global slogans: 'Live Your Best' and 'Create Today. Enrich Tomorrow'. |
| December 13 2022 | Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd. and Lucid Group, Inc. entered into multi-year agreements to supply batteries for Lucid's electric vehicles. |
| November 2022 | Construction of Panasonic's battery plant in Kansas began. |
| June 2022 | Panasonic reportedly sold its entire stake in Tesla for $3.6 billion. |
| April 1 2022 | Company undergoes major reorganization, splitting into Panasonic Holdings Corporation and converting divisions into subsidiaries, with the Lifestyle Updates Business Division retaining the Panasonic Corporation name. |
| February 2022 | According to the Wall Street Journal, Panasonic successfully reduced its highest-emitting Chinese factory to 'virtually net zero' carbon dioxide emissions. |
| 2021 | Fumio Ōtsubo concludes his chairmanship of Panasonic. |
| 2021 | Panasonic transitioned its solar panel manufacturing to OEMs to focus on offering a wider range of products, and later debuted the EverVolt 2.0 energy storage system rated for outdoor use. |
| 2021 | The company transitioned its solar panel manufacturing to OEMs to focus on offering a wider range of products. |
| 2021 | Panasonic debuted the EverVolt 2.0 energy storage system rated for outdoor use. |
| 2021 | WIPO ranked Panasonic 10th globally in patent applications, publishing 1,611 patents under the PCT System, an improvement from its 12th place ranking in 2019 with 1,567 applications. |
| 2021 | Panasonic discontinued the original Lumix DMC-FZ1000 camera model in the spring. |
| April 2021 | Kazuhiro Tsuga transitions from President and CEO to Chairman of Panasonic. |
| March 2021 | Panasonic announced plans to buy Blue Yonder for $6.45 billion, considered one of its biggest deals since 2011. |
| 2020 | Published 1,611 patent applications under the PCT System, improving global ranking to 10th place. |
| 2020 | Panasonic joined WIPO GREEN as an official partner to address climate change efforts. |
| 2020 | Panasonic founded Prime Planet Energy & Solutions Inc. (PPES), a joint venture with Toyota for electric vehicle battery production, with Panasonic owning 49% of the venture. This collaboration came after Panasonic's exclusive battery supply to Tesla was diminished due to market changes and Tesla's in-house battery cell development. |
| 2020 | European Patent Office research revealed Panasonic was the second-highest filer of battery-related patents from 2000 to 2018. |
| November 19 2020 | Panasonic announced a restructuring plan to spin off domain companies and transform into a holding company named Panasonic Holdings Corporation. |
| March 2020 | Panasonic reduced its staff from around 330,000 to approximately 260,000 employees. |
| January 2020 | Prime Life Technologies Corporation was established as a joint venture between Toyota and Panasonic, combining their housing businesses including Toyota Housing, Misawa Homes, and Panasonic Homes. |
| 2019 | Ranked 12th globally in patent applications published under the PCT System with 1,567 applications. |
| 2019 | Panasonic sold its semiconductors and security systems businesses, and decided to exit the liquid-crystal display panel business by 2021. |
| 2019 | Panasonic decided to sell its remaining semiconductor business and its stake in the TowerJazz joint venture to Nuvoton Technology Corporation following significant financial losses. |
| 2019 | Universal Music Group remained wholly owned by Vivendi until this year, completing a long corporate ownership journey. |
| 2019 | Panasonic introduced its EverVolt brand of solar and battery storage products. |
| 2019 | Toyota and Panasonic announced a plan to merge their housing businesses into a joint venture. |
| March 2019 | Panasonic introduced the Lumix DC-FZ1000 II, a new iteration of the original FZ1000 camera model. |
| November 2018 | Panasonic reached 150 authorized solar installers for its Solar HIT panels and battery storage. |
| September 25 2018 | Panasonic became a founding member of the L-Mount Alliance and announced two full-frame mirrorless cameras to be launched in 2019. |
| August 2018 | Panasonic announced it would move its European headquarters from the UK to Amsterdam due to potential Brexit tax issues. |
| January 2018 | Panasonic India completed its release of Android smartphone series including Panasonic P Series and Eluga Series. |
| 2017 | Panasonic introduces 'Let's Live Life Better' slogan for the Indonesian market. |
| 2017 | Panasonic began offering a 25-year warranty for its HIT photovoltaic modules, which was longer than the industry standard 10-year warranty at the time. |
| February 2017 | Panasonic reported that Panasonic Avionics Corporation was being investigated by American authorities under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). |
| 2016 | The company began expanding its network of residential solar installers to market Panasonic Solar HIT panels and battery storage nationally. |
| November 2016 | Panasonic released the Lumix DMC-FZ2500 as the successor to the original Lumix DMC-FZ1000 camera model. |
| June 2016 | Tesla announced Panasonic as the exclusive battery supplier for its Model 3, Model S, and Model X vehicles. |
| 2014 | Panasonic launches 'Wonders!' slogan specifically for the Japanese market. |
| 2014 | Panasonic committed to providing 'hazard pay' to expatriate workers in China as compensation for chronic air pollution in their work environment, as reported by The Guardian. |
| July 2014 | Panasonic reached a basic agreement with Tesla Motors to participate in the Gigafactory battery plant project in the United States. |
| 2013 | Panasonic introduces the global slogan 'A Better Life, A Better World'. |
| 2013 | Panasonic Corporation of North America relocated its headquarters to Newark, New Jersey, after being previously headquartered in Secaucus since the 1980s. |
| 2013 | Panasonic Mobile Communications booked a 5.4 billion yen operating loss in Q2 2013. |
| July 2013 | Panasonic India began releasing Android smartphones in the Panasonic P Series alongside the Eluga Series. |
| July 2013 | Panasonic announced it would not supply new smartphone models to NTT DoCoMo Inc., as the carrier would focus on Sony and Samsung products. |
| 2012 | Fumio Ōtsubo becomes chairman, succeeding Kunio Nakamura. |
| 2012 | Panasonic holds a total of 140,146 patents worldwide and invests 6.6% of its revenues in research and development. |
| 2012 | Kazuhiro Tsuga becomes President and CEO, succeeding Fumio Ōtsubo. |
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