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Panasonic Brand History
Panasonic is a world-famous company. In the whole history of the company's existence, and it will turn 100 years old in 2018, Panasonic's enterprises produced so many high-quality products that it is impossible not to be surprised at such a scale of activity.
Founded by a Japanese businessman Konosuke Matsushita, the plant quickly found its place in the production of exactly the goods that are in high demand on the market. For example, radio receivers. And already since 1932 the company with a patent for the creation of radio equipment and its free distribution.
To do this, it was necessary to divide the company and build a large factory in Kadoma, to restructure Matsushita Electric Industrial Company and create a subsidiary company Matsushita Electric Works.
During the Second World War, the company produced military products, ships and aircraft from wood. In the postwar period, the company founded the Matsushita Electric Industrial Company. Begins at the same time and cooperation with Philips Electronics and JVC. And already in 1957 for the sale of goods under the brand name National Trade Network National Store.
The very brand Panasonic was created in the company Matsushita for use in the US, Canada and Mexico. Alas, the trademark National by this time has already registered other manufacturers.
At the heart of the word Panasonic are two ancient Greek words: "pan", which means "everything", and "sonic" - "sound." The brand was used for audio equipment. In 1990, the company changed the brand of electronics from National to Panasonic. Despite this, some of the electronics produced still had the dual name National / Panasonic for a while. And even now in Japan, the National brand is quite common.
The company produced and produces products under such brands as National, Panasonic (PanaSonic), Technics, Quasar, Ramsa. Note that since 2009 the company also owns the brand Sanyo.
The history of the company is sales of videocassettes of a format VHS, digital cameras, 3D TVs; release of the legendary vinyl hi-file player Technics SL-1200 MK2 and home computer Panasonic JR-200. As for digital cameras, their production was strongly affected by the recent earthquake in Japan, which affected the company's three plants.