东京，10月30日电：日本松下控股周五表示，得益于车载电池和数据中心储能系统销量增加，其能源部门第二季度营业利润从去年同期的12亿日元激增至556亿日元（约合3.52亿美元）。
TOKYO, Oct 30 : Japan's Panasonic Holdings said on Friday that operating profit at its energy unit surged to 55.6 billion yen ($352 million) in the second quarter from 1.2 billion yen a year earlier, boosted by higher sales of in-vehicle batteries and data centre energy storage systems.
松下将截至2027年3月止的本财年该部门全年利润预期上调16%，从先前的1710亿日元增至1980亿日元。该公司为特斯拉及其他电动汽车制造商供应电池。
Here are more details: • Panasonic raised the unit's full-year profit forecast for the year ending March 2027 by 16 per cent to 198 billion yen from 171 billion yen previously. The company makes batteries for Tesla and other EV makers.
松下还将集团本财年营业利润预期上调1200亿日元（即20%），至7100亿日元，部分原因是其AI相关业务增长强于预期。
• It also lifted its group operating profit forecast for the period by 120 billion yen, or 20 per cent, to 710 billion yen, in part due to stronger-than-expected growth in its AI-related businesses
松下表示，该部门季度营业利润增长得益于北美地区电动汽车电池销量增加以及数据中心储能系统销量上升。公司称，战略客户对车载电池的需求持续大幅跑赢整体市场。
• Panasonic said the unit's quarterly operating profit grew due to higher sales of EV batteries in North America and data centre energy storage systems • It said demand from strategic customers for in-vehicle batteries continued to significantly outperform the overall market