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National bicycles were imported into the United States under the Panasonic label. The brand was known for producing high quality cycles at a relatively low price, as the result of a very high degree of factory automation and a resultingly low labor force with attendant savings in salaries and benefits.
1977 Nishiki International Typical 1970s Bike boom ten-speed road bike Japanese bicycle brands such as Fuji, Miyata, Panasonic/National, Bridgestone, Univega and Nishiki had enjoyed tremendous success during the United States' 1970's bike boom, only to suffer in the late 1980s.
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In May 2003, the company announced that Panasonic would become its global brand, and launched the global tagline "Panasonic ideas for life." [21] By March 2004, Matsushita replaced the National name for products and outdoor signboards, except for those in Japan. [21] They would eventually phase out the National brand in Japan by March 2010. [22]
Japanese brands: Subcategories. This category has the following 43 subcategories, out of 43 total. A. Ajinomoto (1 C, 3 P) Asics (9 P) B. Bandai brands (31 P) C ...
Brand is a subsidiary of Philips since 1976 Marantz: 1992 present Marconiphone - - Matsui - - Now part of Dixons Retail: Memorex: 1961 present Micromax: 2009 present Metz - present Mitsubishi - 2012 Mivar: 1945 - Motorola: 1947 1974 Muntz (Howard Radio) 1948 1973 Murphy Radio - - NEC: 1950s - Nokia - - Nordmende - 1990s Onida: 1990 present ...
Location of Japan. This is a list of notable companies based in Japan. For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see "Business entities in Japan". Note that 株式会社 can be (and frequently is) read both kabushiki kaisha and kabushiki gaisha (with or without a hyphen).
Sub Brand Notes Honda (1946–present) Acura: Isuzu (1853–present; spun off from IHI in 1916) Mazda (1920–present) (5% Toyota) Following are the former sub brands of Mazda: Autorama Autozam ɛ̃nfini Eunos Xedos: Mitsubishi (1873–1950; 1964–present) Nissan (formerly Datsun) (1933–present) Infiniti (1989–present)