National

National was a brand name of consumer electronics used by the Panasonic Corporation, formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. from 1927 to 1937.
==1927–1937==
==1937–1987==
===1963–1987===
In 1963, the logo was placed within a large bold "N". In 1987, both the Japanese and English versions of the National "N-mark" were retired in favor of its English wordmark, introduced in 1973.
==1965–1973==
Both National and Panasonic introduced matching English wordmarks in 1965, used alongside the N-mark.
==1973–2008==
In 1973, National adopted a new wordmark modeled after the Panasonic logo introduced two years earlier.
Matsushita Electric later dropped the National name in Europe and Australia in 1980 and 1988 respectively. After seeing the international success of the Panasonic name, Matsushita began using the joint National Panasonic name in Japan and the rest of Asia in 1988. The National branding was gradually dropped on its audiovisual products but was retained on home appliances until 2003. 
In April 2004, the remains of the brand began to be gradually phased out in Asian countries, and future products would be sold under the Panasonic name. The National name finally came to an end on October 1, 2008, when Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. was renamed Panasonic Corporation (later renamed to Panasonic Holdings Corporation in 2022).
===1973–1987===
When National rebranded in 1973, a new "N-mark" logo was also created for use as an alternate, but this was discontinued in 1987 in favor of solely the wordmark.
Category:Electronics
Category:Japan
Category:Panasonic
Category:Osaka
Category:Kansai Region, Japan
Category:Kadoma, Osaka
Category:Defunct