Complex sentence: It was conceived for a line of high-end audio equipment to compete against brands such as Nakamichi, from 2002 onwards, products have been rebranded Panasonic except in Japan and the former Soviet Union, where the brand remains in high regard.
Split into simpler sentences: It was conceived for a line of high-end audio equipment to compete against brands such as Nakamichi. From 2002 onwards, products have been rebranded Panasonic except in Japan and the former Soviet Union, where the brand remains in high regard.