A man takes a photo of a display made up of Panasonic lithium ion batteries during CES 2023, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Nathan Chen, Olympic gold medalist and member of Team Panasonic, speaks on climate change during a Panasonic news conference at CES 2023, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 4, 2023. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Tatsuo Ogawa, Group Chief Technology Officer for Panasonic Holding Corporation, speaks on the Panasonic Green Impact initiative during a news conference at CES 2023, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 4, 2023. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Nathan Chen, Olympic gold medalist and member of Team Panasonic, speaks on climate change during a Panasonic news conference at CES 2023, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 4, 2023. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Michelle Esgar, director of marketing & experience for Panasonic Consumer Electronics, speaks on the Panasonic Lumix GH6 mirrorless camera during a news conference at CES 2023, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 4, 2023. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Andrew Poliak, president of Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, speaks on batteries for electric cars during a news conference at CES 2023, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 4, 2023. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Megan Myungwon Lee, chairwoman and CEO of Panasonic Corporation of North America, speaks on the Panasonic Green Impact initiative during a news conference at CES 2023, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 4, 2023. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Sean Robinson, host of Lumix Live, holds a Panasonic Lumix S5 II digital camera, the first Lumix mirrorless camera to use a Phase Hybrid AF system, during a Panasonic news conference at CES 2023, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 4, 2023. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Tatsuo Ogawa, Group Chief Technology Officer for Panasonic Holding Corporation, and Megan Myungwon Lee, chairwoman and CEO of Panasonic Corporation of North America, speak on the Panasonic Green Impact initiative during a news conference at CES 2023, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 4, 2023. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

The indoor food waste smart composter from Panasonic is on display the international consumer technology fair IFA in Berlin, Germany September 2, 2022. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner 

A Panasonic MULTISHAPE Modular Personal Care System, the first integrated grooming system on the market, is displayed at the Internationale Funkausstellung IFA consumer technology fair, in Berlin, Germany September 1, 2022. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch 

Dr Alan Bye, Amanda Lacaze, CEO of Lynas, Shoichiro Watanabe of Panasonic Energy and Simon Moores, CEO of Benchmark Minerals, attend the Sydney Energy Forum in Sydney, Australia July 12, 2022. Brook Mitchell/Pool via REUTERS 

Shoichiro Watanabe of Panasonic Energy speaks at the Sydney Energy Forum in Sydney, Australia July 12, 2022. Brook Mitchell/Pool via REUTERS 

Attendees take photos in the Panasonic's Immersive Entertainment experience at the Las Vegas Convention Center during CES 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 6, 2022. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Attendees watch a presentation in the Panasonic's Immersive Entertainment experience at the Las Vegas Convention Center during CES 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 6, 2022. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Kazuo Tadanobu, CEO of Panasonic's Energy Company holds a prototype of the 4680 format battery cell (L) next to the current 2170 battery supplied to Tesla Inc during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan October 25, 2021.REUTERS/Tim Kelly 

Kazuo Tadanobu, CEO of Panasonic's Energy Company holds a prototype of the 4680 format battery cell (R) next to the current 2170 battery supplied to Tesla Inc during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan October 25, 2021.REUTERS/Tim Kelly 

A screen shows the Panasonic Dashboard, which was custom made to streamline order delivery for customers, at the Brooklyn Dumpling Shop in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., May 19, 2021. Picture taken May 19, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 

A worker wears a jacket with the logo of Panasonic, Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games' partner, as he walks at an under-construction site of the Olympic villages, after postponing Games due to the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tokyo, Japan March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato 

People wearing protective face masks, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), ride an escalator past a board advertising Panasonic, Olympic Games partner for Tokyo 2020, in Tokyo, Japan March 12, 2020. Picture taken March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

A worker wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) wears a jacket with the logo of Panasonic, Olympic Games partner for Tokyo 2020, as he rides a bicycle past an under-construction site of the Olympic villages in Tokyo, Japan March 5, 2020. Picture taken March 5, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha? 

A worker wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) wears a jacket with the logo of Panasonic, Olympic Games partner for Tokyo 2020, as he walks past an under-construction site of the Olympic villages in Tokyo, Japan March 5, 2020. Picture taken March 5, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha 

The Panasonic booth is shown during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

A Karma SC1 Vision concept car, with Skip Gen 3.0, Spider 3.0 and OneConnect technologies, is displayed in the Panasonic booth during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Olympian Michael Phelps, captain of Team Panasonic, joins Michael Moskowitz, CEO of Panasonic Corporation of North America, onstage at a Panasonic news conference during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

A video of a dog plays on a Panasonic HZ2000 4K OLED television at a Panasonic news conference during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Sakura Kokumai, an Olympic athlete and member of Team Panasonic, performs karate moves at a Panasonic news conference during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Lauren Sallata, Chief Marketing Officer of Panasonic Corporation of North America, speaks at a Panasonic news conference during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Technics EAH-AZ70W noise-cancelling wireless headphones are displayed at a Panasonic news conference during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

A Tropos Motors electric fire response vehicle is displayed at a Panasonic news conference during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Paul Bailey, Principal Technical Director at Walt Disney Imagineering, talks about Panasonic laser projection technology with Michael Moskowitz, CEO of Panasonic Corporation of North America, at a Panasonic news conference during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Michael Moskowitz, CEO of Panasonic Corporation of North America, speaks at a Panasonic news conference during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Paul Bailey, Principal Technical Director at Walt Disney Imagineering, talks about Panasonic laser projection technology with Michael Moskowitz, CEO of Panasonic Corporation of North America, at a Panasonic news conference during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Michael Moskowitz, CEO of Panasonic Corporation of North America, speaks at a Panasonic news conference during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Star Wars stormtroopers make an appearance at a Panasonic news conference during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Michael Moskowitz, CEO of Panasonic Corporation of North America, talks about the Panasonic Lumix S1H digital camera at a Panasonic news conference during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Michael Moskowitz, CEO of Panasonic Corporation of North America, holds a pair of Technics EAH-AZ70W noise-cancelling wireless headphones at a Panasonic news conference during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

A general view shows the entrance to a Panasonic factory in Tijuana, Mexico December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes 

Panasonic's Autonomous Living Space Cabin is showcased at the Tokyo Motor Show, in Tokyo, Japan October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su 

Motorsport - Formula E - Berlin ePrix - Berlin-Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany - May 25, 2019 A crane hoists the car of Panasonic Jaguar Racing's Alex Lynn in the air REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke 

Toyota Motor Corporation Operating Officer Masayoshi Shirayanagi shakes hands with Panasonic Corporation Senior Managing Executive Officer Makoto Kitano during their joint news conference in Tokyo, Japan May 9, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Buckland 

Formula E - FIA Formula E Paris ePrix - Paris, France - April 26, 2019. Panasonic Jaguar Racing Formula E Team's Mitch Evans in action near the Eiffel tower during Shakedown. REUTERS/Charles Platiau 

Motor racing - Formula E - Santiago ePrix - Santiago, Chile - January 26, 2019 Panasonic Jaguar's Nelson Piquet Jr in action during the race REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido 

Motor racing - Formula E - Santiago ePrix - Santiago, Chile - January 26, 2019 Panasonic Jaguar's Mitch Evans and DS Techeetah's Andre Lotterer in action during the race REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido 

Attendees wear Oculus Rift headsets as they take a virtual reality drive in the Panasonic booth during the 2019 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 9, 2019. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Attendees check out the Panasonic SPACe_L Autonomous Cabin, a concept interior for a luxury autonomous vehicle, during the 2019 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 9, 2019. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

The Harley Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle, developed in collaboration with Panasonic Automotive, is displayed during a Panasonic news conference at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

The Harley Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle, developed in collaboration with Panasonic Automotive, is displayed during a Panasonic news conference at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Marc McAllister, vice president of Harley-Davidson, talks about the Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle with Tom Gebhardt, chairman and CEO for Panasonic Corporation of North America, during a Panasonic news conference at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Edwin Bull, president of Van Dessel Cycles, does a wheelie on the Van Dessel Passepartout e-bike, during a Panasonic news conference at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Edwin Bull, president of Van Dessel Cycles, presents the Van Dessel Passepartout e-bike to Tom Gebhardt, chairman and CEO for for Panasonic Corporation of North America, during a Panasonic news conference at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Chris Armstrong, director of smart mobility for Panasonic Corporation of North America, speaks during a Panasonic news conference at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Yoshiyuki Miyabe, global chief technology officer for Panasonic, speaks about future technologies during a Panasonic news conference at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Yoshiyuki Miyabe, global chief technology officer for Panasonic, speaks about future technologies with Tom Gebhardt, chairman and CEO for Panasonic Corporation of North America, during a Panasonic news conference at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Tom Gebhardt, chairman and CEO for Panasonic Corporation of North America, speaks during a Panasonic news conference at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Michael Moskowitz, president of Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company Canada, displays a LUMIX S full-frame mirrorless camera during a Panasonic news conference at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Lauren Sallata, chief marketing officer for Panasonic Corporation of North America, speaks during a Panasonic news conference at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Workers set up a Panasonic booth at the Las Vegas Convention Center in preparation for 2019 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 6, 2019. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

Workers set up a Panasonic booth at the Las Vegas Convention Center in preparation for 2019 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 6, 2019. REUTERS/Steve Marcus 

A designer of Panasonic demonstrates a prototype of 'Wear Space' during a photo opportunity in Tokyo, Japan, October 29, 2018. Picture taken October 29, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon