The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Panasonic Holdings: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region. 1 source back the record.
Overview
Panasonic Holdings Corporation is a Japanese multinational electronics conglomerate headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka, and a critical supply-chain partner in the physical-AI ecosystem. Through its Panasonic Energy subsidiary, it is the battery-cell manufacturing partner at Tesla's Gigafactory Nevada, and co-founded the Prime Planet Energy & Solutions battery joint venture with Toyota. Its Industrial Solutions division supplies factory-automation components, sensors, and industrial robots used in manufacturing lines worldwide.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
CEO
Chairman
Founder
Revenue
Tesla Gigafactory Nevada
Toyota JV
Subsidiaries
Patents
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Panasonic Holdings has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Tesla1× joint14 total
- 2Toyota Motor Corporation1× joint9 total
Most recent
- with Toyota Motor Corporationoperating
- Panasonic x Tesla (Gigafactory Nevada)2014-07-01with Teslaoperating
Panasonic Holdings on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Jan 2016. Explore where Panasonic Holdings's robots are operating, by place and type.
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Kazuhiro Tsuga Chairmansecondary-verified
- Yuki Kusumi President and CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (2)
- Kōnosuke Matsushitacofounderno longer at company
- Hiromichi Fujimotocofounderno longer at company
previously at ATOUN
Former / Previously (2)
- Kōnosuke Matsushita Foundersecondary-verified
- Hiromichi Fujimoto Founder & President, ATOUN (Panasonic in-house venture)secondary-verified
Media (1)
Company-anchored media. Official assets the company has published at the company level, distinct from model-anchored media that lives on individual product pages.
Safety record
No incidents on record for Panasonic Holdings.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Panasonic Holdings1 deployment
Recent coverage
Panasonic Holdings in third-party press
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
Financial state
- Employees
- 207,548
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
2 total · 2 operating
Every company Panasonic Holdings has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with Toyota Motor Corporationoperating
- Panasonic x Tesla (Gigafactory Nevada)2014-07-01with Teslaoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Tesla1× joint14 total
- 2Toyota Motor Corporation1× joint9 total
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- joint venture2020-02-07operating
- manufacturing2014-07-01operating
Timeline
Every recorded move in Panasonic Holdings’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipPanasonic x Toyota (Prime Planet Energy & Solutions)
2020-02-07Panasonic and Toyota established Prime Planet Energy & Solutions Inc. (PPES) in April 2020 as a joint venture for automotive battery development and production. Panasonic owns 49% and Toyota 51%. The JV was created as Panasonic's exclusive battery supplier relationship with Tesla diminished amid market changes.
PartnershipPanasonic x Tesla (Gigafactory Nevada)
2014-07-01Panasonic is the battery-cell manufacturing partner at Tesla's Gigafactory Nevada (Giga Nevada), the world's largest battery factory. Panasonic invested ~.6 billion to equip and operate the cell production lines, while Tesla owns and operates the facility. The partnership has been operational since January 2016.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJul 23, 2026
Panasonic Holdings logo
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2016
Panasonic EV Battery Cells at Storey County, Nevada, USA
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Panasonic Holdings.Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Panasonic Holdings from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Panasonic Targets Further AI Growth to Build on Record Valuation
Panasonic Holdings Corp., the Japanese electronics conglomerate, is attracting renewed investor attention as a beneficiary of the artificial-intelligence boom.
Panasonic Targets Further AI Growth to Build on Record Valuation
Panasonic Holdings announced further AI-focused growth initiatives, targeting expansion in battery production and factory automation following record valuation.
Panasonic Holdings Corporation
Wikipedia overview of Panasonic Holdings, Japanese electronics conglomerate and battery supplier for Tesla Gigafactory Nevada.
Gigafactory Nevada — Panasonic-Tesla battery partnership
Panasonic is the financial and technological battery-cell manufacturing partner at Tesla's Gigafactory Nevada, investing ~.6 billion.
Prime Planet Energy & Solutions — Panasonic-Toyota battery JV
Panasonic and Toyota established Prime Planet Energy & Solutions in 2020, a battery joint venture for electric vehicles, with Panasonic holding 49% stake.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/panasonic-holdings.md
- RSS feed: /companies/panasonic-holdings/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/0dc79feb-723a-4fa7-8711-4530e0e386c9
- Revision history: /companies/panasonic-holdings/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
Video
Panasonic TA-1400 GIII welding robot. Arm reach: 1400mm. Payload: 6kg fit with welding application. #robot #robotarm #robotics #weldingrobot
We presented at Automatica exhibition 2016 our welding expertise combined with handling! Based on the all-from-one-manufacturer concept we show a harmonious int
Panasonic Robot Yaskawa Robot Fanuc Robot Kuka robot OTC Robot Abb Robot
The centralized control platform that operates robots from multiple manufacturers, “Robo Sync,” was showcased at the 2025 International Robot Exhibition (iREX 2
Specifications: Typical Part Sizes 12" x 53", 18" x 45", 24" x 30"
Panasonic Welding robot TM-1400GIII. Welcome to inquire by email: amy@fanchengrobot.com to get more details. #weldingrobot #industrialrobot #robotarm #r
What if you could control ANY robot from one screen? Factories often use robots from different brands. And they all need different software. Panasonic’s Robo S
Join David at the Tokyo Humanoid Summit for an exclusive look into Panasonic Holdings with Alan Alcatib. Discover how they are transforming humanoid robots usin
Heat Index
Serious54/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Panasonic Holdings draws attention at the 79th percentile but verifies reality at the 7th percentile among other robots. Hype Gap +72.4, 10th widest among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 15, 2026