TOKYO -- Japan's Panasonic Holdings said on Friday that its EV battery arm will likely miss its initial profitability target due to a worse-than-expected slowdown in the North American market for electric vehicles.
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A lithium-ion battery made by Panasonic Energy. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
TOKYO -- Japan's Panasonic Holdings said on Friday that its EV battery arm will likely miss its initial profitability target due to a worse-than-expected slowdown in the North American market for electric vehicles.