Shares of Japan`s Panasonic Corp fell 6 percent early on Wednesday after the United States began a federal field investigation into last week`s fatal crash and vehicle fire of major battery customer Tesla Inc .

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Panasonic produces lithium-ion batteries for Tesla in a joint venture with the California-based electric car maker. News of the federal investigation had sent Tesla`s shares tumbling more than 8 percent on Tuesday to close at the lowest level in almost a year.

In last week`s accident near Mountain View, California, the lithium batteries of the Tesla Model X caught fire, and emergency officials consulted company engineers before determining how to extinguish the battery fire and move the vehicle safely.

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