Panasonic Cycle Technology

The "Panasonic" brand was (together with the "National" brand) used by Matsushita Electric Industrial Company for bicycles long before Matsushita changed its name to Panasonic.

Panasonic bicycles were very well built, and produced in steel, aluminum and titanium.

Panasonic has competed with bicycle companies like Miyata, Bridgestone, Maruishi, Nichibei Fuji, and Motobécane.

The types of bicycles Panasonic produced ranged from mamachari, commuter, road, touring, to track racing models.

According to the Panasonic Bike Museum, other bicycle producers sold rebadged Panasonic bicycles at various times such as Royce Union, Schwinn and Raleigh.