Panasonic shifts from home electronics to cars: Supplier refocuses on high-tech auto parts

摘要

YOKOHAMA, Japan - When TV sales began to crumble, followed by a slide in mobile phones, home appliance giant Panasonic Corp. saw salvation in a new kind of electronics. These days, after all, automobiles are essentially complex computers on wheels, relying on as many as 100-plus microchips for everything from fuel injection to pedestrian detection.