Yoshio Ito was a well known pro-Tesla executive, and was in charge of the Panasonic automotive division until March 31st (EDIT: Typo). His replacement is neutral-Tesla at best (based on the actions of the new Panasonic director)
Mr. Ito was the original Panasonic executive who signed the Tesla deal for the Gigafactory in Nevada. Mr. Ito's departure from Panasonic is a big deal in the Tesla-Panasonic relationship. In effect: the Panasonic executive in charge of the Gigafactory has retired, so things will be dramatically different as his replacement tries to make his mark on the company.
Its way simpler than that.
https://news.panasonic.com/global/press/data/2019/02/en19022...
Yoshio Ito was a well known pro-Tesla executive, and was in charge of the Panasonic automotive division until March 31st (EDIT: Typo). His replacement is neutral-Tesla at best (based on the actions of the new Panasonic director)
Mr. Ito was the original Panasonic executive who signed the Tesla deal for the Gigafactory in Nevada. Mr. Ito's departure from Panasonic is a big deal in the Tesla-Panasonic relationship. In effect: the Panasonic executive in charge of the Gigafactory has retired, so things will be dramatically different as his replacement tries to make his mark on the company.