Sony Corporation of America

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Sony Corporation of America, based in New York, NY, is the U.S. subsidiary of Sony Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. 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 and technology companies in the world. Sony's principal U.S. businesses include Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., and Sony Music Entertainment. Sony recorded consolidated annual sales of approximately $87 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, and it employs 168,200 people worldwide.
Annual Sales / Sony Corporation Consolidated
  • $87 billion (Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2011)
Workforce
  • 168,200 employees worldwide (Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2011)
U.S. Businesses
  • Sony Electronics Inc.
  • Sony Entertainment Inc.
  • Sony Pictures Entertainment
  • Sony Music Entertainment
  • Sony/ATV Music Publishing (50% ownership)
  • Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC
  • Sony DADC Americas
  • Sony Plaza Public Arcade and Sony Wonder Technology Lab (New York)
  • Sony Card Marketing & Services Company
U.S. R&D and Engineering Facilities
  • San Jose, CA
  • San Diego, CA
  • Boulder, CO
  • Park Ridge, NJ
Major Manufacturing Sites in North America
  • San Diego, CA
  • Terre Haute, IN
  • Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
  • Tijuana, Mexicali
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 computer entertainment system, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) handheld entertainment system, PlayStation®3 (PS3®) system and the PlayStation®Move motion controller
  • The inventor of a wide range of consumer audio-visual products, such as the BRAVIA®TV, BRAVIA® LCD TV, Cyber-shot® digital camera, Handycam® camcorder, Walkman® digital music player, Reader Digital Book, and Memory Stick® 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
  • The only company fully immersed in every link of the 3D value chain, from content creation, acquisition and production to distribution and presentation in the theater and the home. A leader in developing, producing and distributing 3D sports, music and game content, a partner in a new 3D television channel (with Discovery Communications and IMAX Corporation) and other 3D activities, including relationships with ESPN and RealD, the newly opened Sony 3D Technology Center, and a 3D consumer research project
  • A publicly held company, with shares listed on four stock exchanges worldwide: New York, London, Tokyo and Osaka
  • A company with 1,006 consolidated subsidiaries worldwide