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Sony Corporation of America, based in New York, NY, is a U.S. subsidiary of Sony Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo. Sony is a leading manufacturer of audio, video, communications, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Its motion picture, television, computer entertainment, music and online businesses make Sony one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world. Sony's principal U.S. businesses include Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., and Sony BMG Music Entertainment, one of the largest recorded music companies in the world. Sony recorded consolidated annual sales of approximately $88.7 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, and it employs 180,500 people worldwide. Sony’s consolidated sales in the U.S. for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 were $29 billion.
U.S. Businesses
  • Sony Electronics Inc.
  • Sony Entertainment Inc.
  • Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
  • Sony BMG Music Entertainment
  • Sony/ATV Music Publishing (50% ownership)
  • Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.
  • Sony DADC Americas
  • Sony Plaza Public Arcade and Sony Wonder Technology Lab (New York)
  • Sony Card
Annual Sales / Sony Corporation Consolidated
  • $88.7 billion (Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2008)
  • Sony’s consolidated sales in the U.S. for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 were $29 billion
Workforce
  • 180,500 employees worldwide (Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2008)
U.S. R&D and Engineering Facilities
  • San Jose, CA
  • San Diego, CA
  • Boulder, CO
  • Park Ridge, NJ
Major Manufacturing Sites in North America
  • Dothan, AL
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Pitman, NJ
  • San Diego, CA
  • Terre Haute, IN
  • Tijuana, Mexicali and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
More About Sony
  • A leading audio-visual electronics and information technology company in the U.S. and worldwide
  • A leading motion picture and television production company in the U.S. and worldwide
  • The co-developer of the CD, DVD, Super Audio CD and Blu-ray Disc
  • A leading recorded music company in the U.S. and worldwide
  • The developer, manufacturer, and marketer of PlayStation® 2, PlayStation® 3 and PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) game consoles
  • The inventor of a wide range of consumer audio-visual products, such as the BRAVIA® TV, SXRD®, FD Trinitron® WEGA® television, Cybershot® digital camera, Digital8® Handycam® camcorder, Walkman® personal stereo, Reader Digital Book, and Memory Stick®IC flash media. Also an innovator in IT products, including VAIO® personal computers; and professional products, highlighted by the XDCAM® HD System, HDCAM® 24-P, Digital Betacam® and DVCAM® VTR and camera formats
  • A publicly held company, with shares listed on four stock exchanges worldwide, including New York, London, Tokyo and Osaka
  • A company with 1,006 consolidated subsidiaries worldwide
October 2008