David Fickling & Tim Culpan, Columnists

Panasonic, Start Your Engines

There's more money in car batteries, audio equipment and navigation systems than white goods.
Photographer: Harold Cunningham/Getty Images
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For an electronics company, Panasonic Corp. sure is becoming quite the rev head.

The Japanese brandBloomberg Terminal that's indelibly associated with televisions, audio equipment and microwave ovens now makes more money from auto parts than home appliances.