Der Autohersteller Toyota hat die Mehrheit an einem Joint Venture mit dem Elektronikunternehmen Panasonic zur Herstellung von Autobatterien übernommen. (WK-intern) - Toyota and Panasonic team up to advance solid-state Car manufacturer Toyota has taken the controlling stake in a joint venture with electronics company Panasonic to make car batteries. The Japan-based companies have formed Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, which will take on 5,100 employees, including 2,400 in China. It will focus on the development and manufacture of prismatic lithium-ion batteries, as well as solid-state and “next-generation” batteries. GlobalData’s power technology writer, Matthew Farmer, says: “This joint venture has been in development since 2017,