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Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
Native name
三洋電機株式会社
Subsidiary
Industry Electronics
Founded 1947; 77 years ago (1947)
April 1950; 74 years ago (1950-04) (incorporated)
Headquarters Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan
Watford, United Kingdom
Key people
Seiichirou Igaki (president)
Products
Revenue Decrease ¥84.678 billion (2018)
Operating income
Decrease ¥6.590 billion (2018)
Decrease ¥4.983 billion (2018)
Total assets Decrease ¥106.304 billion (2018)
Total equity Increase ¥64.832 billion (2018)
Number of employees
104,882 (consolidated)
9,504 (non-consolidated)
(March 31, 2010)
Parent Panasonic

Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (三洋電機株式会社, San'yō Denki Kabushiki-gaisha) (stylized as SANYO) is a Japanese major electronics company and formerly a member of the Fortune Global 500 whose headquarters was located in Moriguchi, Osaka prefecture, Japan. Sanyo had over 230 subsidiaries and affiliates. Sanyo was founded by Toshio Iue.

On December 21, 2009, Panasonic completed a 400 billion yen ($4.5 billion) acquisition of a 50.2% stake in Sanyo, making Sanyo a subsidiary of Panasonic..In April 2011, Sanyo became a wholly owned subsidiary of Panasonic, with its assets integrated into the latter's portfolio.

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