Sony Group will substantially promote factory automation in Malaysia, the main base of the TV business. It intends to strengthen the competitiveness of the business system from product design to the promotion of integrated production, and plans to reduce production costs by 70% by 2023 compared to 2018.
Sony will close its audio equipment factory in Penang, Malaysia by September and concentrate production on the TV factory. After the merger, the production line of audio equipment will also be automated. Sony will establish automation technology in Malaysia and discuss its promotion to production bases in other regions.
