Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The "race" for transistor-used radio manufacturers in the '60s and '70s, involved major American and Japanese companies vying to produce portable, battery-powered radios, with brands like Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi, Motorola, Zenith, Philco, and General Electric competing for market share.
Philips was one of the European manufacturers to compete, mostly with the Japanese giants, based -initially- in Eindhoven, Holland.
The "race" for transistor-used radio manufacturers in the '60s and '70s, involved major American and Japanese companies vying to produce portable, battery-powered radios, with brands like Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi, Motorola, Zenith, Philco, and General Electric competing for market share.
Philips was one of the European manufacturers to compete, mostly with the Japanese giants, based -initially- in Eindhoven, Holland.
