Panasonic Opens New Automotive Lithium-Ion Battery Factory in Dalian, China
2017年4月27日 - 2:04PM
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With this new factory in China, Panasonic
establishes a global battery cell production system for
eco-friendly vehicles
Panasonic Corporation (TOKYO:6752) announced today that it held
an opening ceremony for a new automotive lithium-ion battery
factory in Dalian, China.
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The factory is Panasonic's first automotive battery cell
production site in China. Panasonic will further strengthen its
global competitiveness in the automotive battery industry by the
establishment of production sites in Japan, the United States, and
China.
With an increasing awareness of environmental issues, the market
for eco-friendly vehicles is expanding every year, including
hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and all-electric vehicles. Panasonic has
provided automotive lithium-ion batteries to a number of auto
manufacturers on a global basis and is leading the automotive
battery market. Furthermore, in response to further increase in the
demand of high-performance automotive lithium-ion batteries,
Panasonic not only increased production at Japanese sites but will
also start automotive battery cell production in the United States
in 2017. The newly constructed factory in China is a new production
facility of Panasonic Automotive Energy Dalian Co., Ltd., an
automotive battery joint venture established between Panasonic and
Dalian Levear Electric Co., Ltd. in February 2016.
Panasonic is aiming to achieve 2 trillion yen in sales for the
overall automotive business, including infotainment systems and
industrial devices, in the fiscal year 2019 (ending March 31, 2019)
which marks the 100th anniversary of the company’s founding.
Panasonic will develop the new factory into a core manufacturing
site in China, and further strengthen its automotive battery
business.
[Overview of the new factory] Site area: Approx. 170,000 m2
Floor area: Approx. 80,000 m2 Production items: Prismatic type
lithium-ion batteries for eco-friendly vehicles Production launch:
Fiscal 2018, ending March 31, 2018 [Overview of the joint
venture company (as of April 2017)] Name: Panasonic Automotive
Energy Dalian Co., Ltd. Location: 177 Haiming Street, Dalian Free
Trade Zone, Liaoning, People's Republic of China Establishment:
February 2016 Capital: 273 million RMB Representatives: Chairman:
Guochen Liu, Managing Director: Nobukazu Yamanishi Business
operations: Design, manufacture, sales, and after-sales services of
automotive batteries for eco-friendly vehicles. Employees: Approx.
500 (FY2018 plan)
About PanasonicPanasonic
Corporation is a worldwide leader in the development of diverse
electronics technologies and solutions for customers in the
consumer electronics, housing, automotive, enterprise solutions and
device industries. Since its founding in 1918, the company has
expanded globally and now operates 474 subsidiaries and 94
associated companies worldwide, recording consolidated net sales of
7.553 trillion yen for the year ended March 31, 2016. Committed to
pursuing new value through innovation across divisional lines, the
company uses its technologies to create a better life and a better
world for its customers. To learn more about Panasonic:
http://www.panasonic.com/global.
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