Summary of the interesting history of a global organisation:  
       
  1947 SANYO Electric Works founded in Moriguchi City, Osaka. First bicycle generator lamp launched.
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Hojo factory
of those opening days
   1950 SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. established
 
       
  1952 SANYO enters the consumer electronics market with its first plastic radio.
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    1953 Television production begins  
       
    1954 SANYO listed on Osaka and Tokyo stock exchanges.  
       
    1958 Mass production of transistors and beginning of hi-fi production. 21 years before the FISHER company is founded by Aver Fisher, the company produces the world's first hi-fi system.  
       
    1962 Mass production of black-and-white televisions (with remote control)  
       
    1963 Industry´s first radio to use rechargeable Cadnica battery launched  
       
  1964 Production of color televisions for the global market
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    1970 Product Development Center established  
       
    1971 Production of color video recorders for the global market begin.  
       
    1972 Japan´s first hospital management computer, Medicom, developed.  
       
    1974 Participated in Japanese government´s Sunshine Project to develop new sources of energy in response to energy crisis.  
       
    1975 Numerous pioneering hi-fi developments and inventions, some of which are still used today - e.g. receivers, class AB amplifiers, peak-value indicators for amplifier output. SANYO takes over FISHER!  
       
    1976 New corporate logo developed in accordance with goal of becoming a global company.  
       
    1977 FISHER HiFi-Europe Vertriebs GmbH is founded in Munich.  
       
    1979 FISHER launches world's first car radio system in hi-fi quality  
       
    1982 FISHER brand launched onto Japanese consumer electronics market.  
       
    1982 Production of FISHER video recorders, CD players and televisions begins, this completes the FISHER product range  
       
    1985 SANYO camcorders launched in Germany  
       
    1987 First SANYO re-usable CD available  
       
    1989 SANYO launches world's first fuzzy logic camcorder and LCD projector.  
       
    1993 SANYO launches world's first video recorder with ShowView.  
       
    1993 Voluntary environmental action plan formulated.  
       
    1995 SANYO launches world's first 3D television at the Internationale Funkausstellung in Berlin  
       
    1996 SANYO launches first digital camera and Internet television  
       
    1997 SANYO launches first XGA-resolution digital camera and LCD projector  
       
    1997 Management strategy to promote environmental conservation and customer satisfaction, CS Focus 21, launched  
       
    1997 Merging of SANYO FISHER, Munich and SANYO SALES, Antwerp on December 1st  
       
    1998 Merging of all european SANYO companies into the Holding SANYO FISHER Vertriebs GmbH, Munich  
       
    2000 Cooperation Contract between SANYO and EASTMAN KODAK for the production of Organic EL Displays. World´s first active Organic EL of Type Matrix in format 5,5 inch produced by SANYO and EASTMAN KODAK.  
       
    2001 Agreement with FORD to deliver SANYO battery systems for the "Hybrid Electric Vehicles". Joint Ventures in various business fields with companies like TOSHIBA, SHARP, NEC.  
       
    2001 World´s first washing machine without washing powder from SANYO.  
       
The Solar Ark   2002 Giant photovoltaic power generating system, SANYO Solar Ark, completed and Solar Lab, a solar energy museum, opened.
  
       
    2003 Agreement with NTT DATA Corporation reached to establish joint venture, NTT DATA SANYO System Corporation. Agreement with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Korea) reached to jointly develop strategic home-use air conditioners for global markets. Four corporate groups along with business units established, head office administrative divisions reformed.  
       
    2003 New name for the european Sales Headquarter: SANYO FISHER Sales (Europe) GmbH