SECAUCUS, N.J. — Panasonic Corp. of North America announced that the Kennesaw, Ga.-based HVAC Products Group of Sanyo North America Corp.’s Commercial Solutions Division was officially integrated into Panasonic’s North American operations on Oct. 1. The unit, which is responsible for sales and service for commercial and consumer HVAC products, is designated Panasonic Air Conditioning Group.
The HVAC operation is the first Sanyo unit to become part of Panasonic in North America and this move will start the process of incorporating North American units of Sanyo Electric into Panasonic’s operations in this region. The process of integrating Sanyo business units is one of the outcomes of Panasonic Corp.’s acquisition of Sanyo Electric, which became final on April 1.