Matsushita Co.ltd
misb...@zippy.dct.ac.uk
Hi
Just a small question ?
What are the name of the companies that constitute Matsushita Co. Ltd.
I know they are 7 in number.
1-panasonic
2-national
I don't know the rest.
Thanks in advance
Bob Myers
> What are the name of the companies that constitute Matsushita Co. Ltd.
> I know they are 7 in number.
> 1-panasonic
> 2-national
The Matsushita group of companies is an ENORMOUS conglomerate, making
everything from home electronics to cars, airplanes, ships, and heavy
machinery. "National" and "Panasonic" are two brand names or trade names
that Matsushita uses, mostly for consumer products, and there are many
parts of Matsushita - mostly sales companies located outside of Japan -
which have these names as part of their company name.
Bob Myers | my...@fc.hp.com
Senior Engineer, Displays & Human Interface | Note: The opinions presented
Advanced Systems Division | here are not those of my employer
Hewlett-Packard Co., Ft. Collins, CO | or of any rational person.
Yuhong Wang
>
> Hi
> Just a small question ?
>
>What are the name of the companies that constitute Matsushita Co. Ltd.
>I know they are 7 in number.
>
>1-panasonic
>2-national
>
>I don't know the rest.
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Plus Technics and Quasar, and a movie maker (the name is out of my memory,
like Columbia is owned by Sony). Actually, I don't think there are so many
different companies. Some of them are just different labels on the same
products.
adn...@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
>
> Hi
> Just a small question ?
>
>What are the name of the companies that constitute Matsushita Co. Ltd.
>I know they are 7 in number.
>
>1-panasonic
>2-national
>
>I don't know the rest.
>
3. Technics
4. Quasar
Mike.S
Jason Murray
>Subject: Matsushita Co.ltd
>Date: 5 Jun 94 13:39:28 +0100
>1-panasonic
>2-national
>Thanks in advance
>misb...@zippy.dct.ac.uk
don't forget Techniques
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MARK ROBERT SONDEEN
>What are the name of the companies that constitute Matsushita Co. Ltd.
>I know they are 7 in number.
>
>1-panasonic
>2-national
I believe Matsushita Co. Ltd. also includes:
Philips, Magnavox, Technics, and Marantz. Now we are still missing one.
-Mark
D. Castillo
HQed in the Netherlands.
(And I'm pretty sure Marantz is part of this group as well)
(Matsushita manufactures a lot (if not all) of the Magnavox VCRs here in
the US though)
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Werner Ogiers
: In article <1994Jun5.1...@zippy.dct.ac.uk>, misb...@zippy.dct.ac.uk w
: >What are the name of the companies that constitute Matsushita Co. Ltd.
: Philips, Magnavox, Technics, and Marantz. Now we are still missing one.
Philips is not owned by anyone. Magnavox is a Philips trade name for
ultra-low-end gear in the States. Marantz is owned (for 51% or so) by
Philips. There is no link between Marantz and Matsushita, except for the
fact that the Technics DCC recorder comes from a Marantz factory.
But then, that DCC is mostly a Philips in disguise.
There was a Matsushita-Philips joint venture some time ago,
Matsushita Electronic Co., but that one has been dissolved recently.
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Atanas Parashkevov
|> I believe Matsushita Co. Ltd. also includes:
|>
|> Philips, Magnavox, Technics, and Marantz. Now we are still missing one.
Hahahahaha, what a fresh joke!
May be you missed Sony??? :-)
/Cheers, Ata
Daryl R. Smith
to a friends Panasonic, down to the PC board numbers.
Daryl Smith
Chintan Kiran Amin
Philips is a huge (on the order of GM and IBM) conglomerate that is
based in Holland. It is in no way Japanese. It also owns the Magnavox brand
name. I'm not sure about Marantz, but I'm pretty sure that Technics _is_ owned
by Matsushita.
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>My GE HiFi VCR is made by Matsushita. I opened it up and it is identical
>to a friends Panasonic, down to the PC board numbers.
This happens a lot, I guess. I heard a rumor not some time ago that
Sony's VHS VCRs were made by Sanyo.
>Daryl Smith
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>In article <1994Jun5.1...@zippy.dct.ac.uk>, misb...@zippy.dct.ac.uk w
>>What are the name of the companies that constitute Matsushita Co. Ltd.
>>I know they are 7 in number.
>>
>>1-panasonic
>>2-national
>I believe Matsushita Co. Ltd. also includes:
>
>Philips, Magnavox, Technics, and Marantz. Now we are still missing one.
>
>
Maybe Quasar, Mitsumi, and is Westinghouse in any way affiliated with Phillips
or Mitushita?
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I thought Phillips had to joint venture with Matsushita to get DCC going. The story
goes like this. Matsushita and Sony are major competitors. Matsushita owns
MCA in the US second largest catalog of music next to Sony's Columbia. Needless to
say Sony's Columbia is not going to be releasing DCC. Matsushita however was
going to go DCC but Japans ministry of industy (or something) ordered Matsushita to
side with Sony and provide a unified front. Phillips then joint ventured with
Matsushita. Matsushita was then allowed (by Japan Inc.) to release DCC pre-recorded
tapes.
end story.
Theresa Beizer
it is either a) speculation, or b) irrelevant.
The original question was:
In article <1994Jun5.1...@zippy.dct.ac.uk>, misb...@zippy.dct.ac.uk w
> What are the names of the companies the constitute Matsushita Co. Ltd.
> I know they are 7 in number.
>
> 1-panasonic
> 2-national
What followed was a lot of discussion about companies presuambly owned
by Matsushita in North America and cooperative business ventures with MECA.
Some clarification: Panasonic, Technics, Quasar, and National are
all brand names of products just like Whirlpool and Kenmore.
Matsushita in North America, through its division:
MTC in Franklin Park,IL, manufactures Panasonic, and Quasar TV's,
AKEI in Vancouver, WA, manufactures Panasonic TV/VCR combination units,
MMCA in Franklin Park, IL, manufactures Panasonic microwave ovens.
I am not yet sure which division manufactures Panasonic or Technics
audio equipment. [note correct spelling of Technics] Rumor has it that
these are manufactured in Japan.
National is the brand name of consumer electronics manufactured and
sold in Japan.
I don't know what brand names are manufactured/sold by Panasonic in the
UK.
Matsushita in North America manufactures consumer electronics (and
probably other stuff) for other companies, like GE, Mognavox, etc.
This doesn't imply in any way that Panasonic owns parts or all of the
other companies whom they manufacture stuff for.
The following information, unless preceeded by a disclaimer, comes from
a documented reference. I've used internal newsletters, an
international company phone book, and the 1993 Annual Report as primary
sources, as well as a few phone calls to MECA in Secaucus, NJ.
As a courtesy, and because I was a bit upset reading all the
speculative comments about the company I work for, I will supply the
following, but I recommend, that if you _really_ want to know
something about a particular company, get off your duff and make a
phone call or two and ask. It's not hard to find out what brands of
whatever a particular company manufactures, and they are generally
happy to tell you, hopeing, of course, that you are a potential customer :)
The parent company in North America is Matsushita Electric Corporation
of America (MECA) which is a division of Matsushita Electric Industrial
Co., Ltd. of Japan (MEI).
In the USA:
Under MECA there are:
Matsushita Consumer Electronics Company (MCEC)
Panasonic Company (East - PCE, Central - PCC, West - PCW)
Quasar Company (QC)
Matsushita Services Company (MSC)
Panasonic Communications & Systems Company (PCSC)
Panasonic Broadcast & Television Systems Company (PBTS)
Panasonic Industrial Company (PIC)
Panasonic Factory Automation Company (PFA)
Matsushita Television Company (MTC)
Matsushita Cooking Appliance Company (MCAC)
Matsushita Computer Products Company (MCPC)
Associated with MECA (under MEI or some company owned by MEI) there are:
Matsushita Electronic Components Corporation of America (ACOM)
Matsushita Communication Industrial Corporation of America (MCC)
Matsushita Microwave Oven Corporation of America (MMCA)
Matsushita-Ultra Tech. Battery Corporation (MUTEC)
American Matsushita Electronics Corporation (AMEC)
American Kotobuki Electronics Industries, Inc. (AKEI)
Matsushita Compressor Corporation of America (MCCA)
Matsushita Refrigeration Company of America (MARCA)
Kyushu Matsushita Electric Corporation of America (AKME)
Matsushita Floor Care Company (MFCC)
Matsushita Semiconductor Corporation of America (MASCA)
Solbourne Computer, Inc.
AMAC Corporation (AMAC)
Matsushita Avionics Development Company (MASC)
Panasonic Technologies, Inc. (PTI)
Panasonic Advanced TV-Video Laboratories, Inc. (ATVL) [<- me here]
Panasonic Finance, Inc. (PFI)
Panasonic Capitol Corporation (PCC)
MCA, Inc.
Panasonic Personal Computer Company (PPCC)
Matsushita Home & Commercial Products Company (MHCC)
In the UK:
Panasonic Europe (Headquarters) Ltd. (PE)
Panasonic U.K. Ltd. (PUK)
Matsushita Electric (U.K.) Ltd. (MELUK)
Kyushu Matsushita Electric (U.K.) Co., Ltd. (KMEUK)
KME Information Systems (U.K.) Ltd.
Matsushita Electronic Components (U.K.) Ltd. (UKCOM)
Matsushita Communication Industrial (U.K.) Ltd. (MCUK)
Matsushita Electronic Magnetron Corp. (U.K.) Ltd.
Matsushita Graphic Communication Systems (U.K.) Ltd. (MGUK)
Office Workstations Limited
D2B Systems Co., Ltd.
Panasonic International Finance (U.K.) plc. (PIF)
MEI also has businesses in:
Puerto Rico
Canada
Mexico
Costa Rica
Guatemala
El Salvador
Panama
Venezuela
Peru
Brazil
Argentina
Ireland
Germany (Siemans Matsushita Components GmgH & Co. KG)
Belgium (Philips Matsushita Battery Corporation N.V.)
Netherlands
Switzerland
France
Spain
Italy
Sweden
Denmark
Norway
Austria
Tanzania
Ivory Coast
Singapore
Malaysia
Thailand
Philippines
Indonesia
Australia
Hong Kong
India
Iran
China
Taiwan
I hope this helped. Like I said, if you want more specific info,
contact a local office and ask for help. There should be a Matsushita
business somewhere in your own part of the world :)
btw, Matsushita is pronounced Mat-shu'-sta not Mat-su-shi'-ta
Thanks.
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Hiroki Kimata
>misb...@zippy.dct.ac.uk wrote:
>> What are the name of the companies that constitute Matsushita Co. Ltd.
>> I know they are 7 in number.
>> 1-panasonic
>> 2-national
>The Matsushita group of companies is an ENORMOUS conglomerate, making
>everything from home electronics to cars, airplanes, ships, and heavy
>machinery.
No. It's not true. Matsushita group does not have car manufacturer,
airplane maker, nor ship/heavy machinery building company.
Main part is ,of course, Matsushita Densan, which manufactures
home aplianses/electronics.
Second largest company in the Matsushita group is Matsushita Denkou,
which manufactures home equipments.
Matsushita Densan is truely big company, but Matsushita group is not
so big conglomerate as Mitsubishi is.
>"National" and "Panasonic" are two brand names or trade names
>that Matsushita uses, mostly for consumer products, and there are many
>parts of Matsushita - mostly sales companies located outside of Japan -
>which have these names as part of their company name.
>Bob Myers | my...@fc.hp.com
>Senior Engineer, Displays & Human Interface | Note: The opinions presented
>Advanced Systems Division | here are not those of my employer
>Hewlett-Packard Co., Ft. Collins, CO | or of any rational person.
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Mark Moellering
: >My GE HiFi VCR is made by Matsushita. I opened it up and it is identical
: >to a friends Panasonic, down to the PC board numbers.
: This happens a lot, I guess. I heard a rumor not some time ago that
: Sony's VHS VCRs were made by Sanyo.
When I was studying Japanese, our instructor said that there are a lot
of electronics factories in Japan that are leased by major companies.
The thing is, they are leased by different companies IN THE SAME DAY.
So it might be a Sanwa plant for the first shift, but a
Matsushita for the second shift. They turn out nearly identical
products, only at different prices. Many Japanese know which
companies share plants, so the only real difference is often
the name which goes on it. (This is not true for all cases, just
sometimes. I doubt Nakamichi shares facilites with Sanyo for ex.)
Bob Myers
> In <2st318$s...@tadpole.fc.hp.com> my...@fc.hp.com (Bob Myers) writes:
> >The Matsushita group of companies is an ENORMOUS conglomerate, making
> >everything from home electronics to cars, airplanes, ships, and heavy
> >machinery.
> No. It's not true. Matsushita group does not have car manufacturer,
> airplane maker, nor ship/heavy machinery building company.
> Main part is ,of course, Matsushita Densan, which manufactures
> home aplianses/electronics.
Gomen nasai, Kimata-san; my mind skipped a groove for a moment, and I
was thinking of Mitsubishi when I was talking about Matsushita.
You are absolutely correct - Matsushita IS really, really big, but it's
mostly consumer electronics and appliances.
Mitsubishi, on the other hand, is into EVERYTHING......
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Advanced Systems Div. |those of my employer or any other
my...@fc.hp.com Fort Collins, Colorado |sentient life-form on this planet.
R. Bowen
: : >My GE HiFi VCR is made by Matsushita. I opened it up and it is identical
Sure the same product can have a number of different badges on it, but
the same factory can produce different products for different brands at
the same time.
The previous poster was partly right. Technics is part of the
Matsushita group. BTW is the Technics name going to continue? I just
get the feeling that higher quality stuff is starting to come under the
Panasonic name, and maybe Matsushita is starting to consolidate its
brands. Is National already dead in N America? It is here, although
still has a profile in many asian countries.
- Richard
Yuhong Wang
>dars...@spk.hp.com (Daryl R. Smith) writes:
>
>>My GE HiFi VCR is made by Matsushita. I opened it up and it is identical
>>to a friends Panasonic, down to the PC board numbers.
>
> This happens a lot, I guess. I heard a rumor not some time ago that
>Sony's VHS VCRs were made by Sanyo.
>
There're a lot of license exchanges in business, made by other manufacturers andsold under some different brand names. Especially low end products. Most cheap
Sony boomboxes actually are made by the no-relation-to-sony companies in Mexico
or Korea,except they pay Sony a bunch of license fee.
Yuhong
Duane P Mantick
>
>>>What are the name of the companies that constitute Matsushita Co. Ltd.
>>>I know they are 7 in number.
>>>
>>
> Maybe Quasar, Mitsumi, and is Westinghouse in any way affiliated with Phillips
> or Mitushita?
>
>
Somewhere in the mid to late 70's, Panasonic bought the Quasar name
from Motorola.
Duane
Russ Romero
> As a courtesy, and because I was a bit upset reading all the
> speculative comments about the company I work for, I will supply the
> following, but I recommend, that if you _really_ want to know
> something about a particular company, get off your duff and make a
> phone call or two and ask. It's not hard to find out what brands of
> whatever a particular company manufactures, and they are generally
> happy to tell you, hopeing, of course, that you are a potential customer :)
Boy, if you call that being happy to help, I'll keep my Sony products
a few more years, thank you very much.
Michael Shoemaker
> This happens a lot, I guess. I heard a rumor not some time ago that
>Sony's VHS VCRs were made by Sanyo.
some RCA 8mm camcorders. MAS
Jamie Hanrahan, Kernel Mode Systems
bow...@elec.canterbury.ac.nz (R. Bowen) writes:
> The previous poster was partly right. Technics is part of the
> Matsushita group. BTW is the Technics name going to continue? I just
> get the feeling that higher quality stuff is starting to come under the
> Panasonic name, and maybe Matsushita is starting to consolidate its
> brands. Is National already dead in N America? It is here, although
> still has a profile in many asian countries.
Matsushita *never* used the name National in N. America, because the National
Radio Corporation already owned it. (NRC is famous among long-time hams and
SWLs for the HRO series of communications receivers.)
afaik, Mats. invented the name "Panasonic" when they first entered the US
consumer market. This name quickly became associated with cheap transistor
radios and the like. They later started using the name "Technics" for their
"serious audio components" line.
--- Jamie Hanrahan, Kernel Mode Systems, San Diego CA
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