Panasonic's battery unit Q3 operating profit rises 39% from a year earlier


FILE PHOTO The Panasonic booth is shown during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas Nevada U.S. January 7 2020. REUTERSSteve MarcusFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: The Panasonic booth is shown during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Panasonic Holdings said on Thursday the third-quarter operating profit of its energy unit, which supplies batteries to Tesla, rose 39% from a year earlier on improved profitability at its U.S. plant and stronger sales of energy storage systems.

Operating income for the key segment increased to 42 billion yen ($270.46 million) as the better profitability at its U.S. plant helped offset an overall decline in sales in its in-vehicle business, it said in presentation materials.

($1 = 155.2900 yen)

(Reporting by Daniel Leussink; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)

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