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Toyota-Panasonic battery JV to boost efficiency to catch up with Chinese rivals

(Toru Hanai/REUTERS)
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Reuters
October 27, 2020 09:19 AM

TOKYO -- A joint battery venture of Toyota and Panasonic aims to boost efficiency of development and production processes by 10 times to better compete with larger Chinese rivals.

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