Panasonic will slash its workforce by 10,000 roles in an effort to boost efficiency. The Japanese electronics manufacturer, which supplies batteries to Tesla through its subsidiary Panasonic Energy, plans to cut 5,000 roles in Japan and 5,000 overseas. That amounts to about 4% of its nearly 230,000-strong workforce.In a statement on Friday, Panasonic said it planned to "thoroughly review operational efficiency … mainly in sales and indirect departments, and reevaluate the numbers of organisations and perso ...