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  2. The company was relatively unaffected by the Great Depression. During WWII, its factories were converted to armament production. In 1947, it introduced an automatic, spinner-type washer sold by Sears under the "Kenmore" brand. A year later it was sold by the company under the "Whirlpool" brand name.

  3. Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is a leading kitchen and laundry appliance company, in constant pursuit of improving life at home and inspiring generations with our brands. The company is driving meaningful innovation to meet the evolving needs of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool, KitchenAid, JennAir, Maytag ...

    • Today’S Top 5 Appliance Brands by Volume
    • Whirlpool
    • Electrolux
    • GE
    • Samsung
    • LG

    Visit any showroom, and you’re sure to see that five major appliance brands dominate the mainstream market. Whirlpool, Electrolux, GE, LG, and Samsung are appliance makers everyone’s heard of. What you may not know is which company owns a particular brand.

    Whirlpool easily beats the competition as far as a number of acquired appliance brands is concerned. Established in 1911 as the Upton Machine Company, the Michigan-based appliance maker got their start making electrically powered wringer washing machines. In 1919, Upton merged with the Nineteen Hundred Washer Company. Not long afterward, the new co...

    Electroluxbrand appliances have been making housework easier for more than a century. Established in Sweden, the Electrolux company currently owns Frigidaire, Tappan, Kelvinator and Gibson appliance brands. In 2014, Electrolux tried to purchase the General Electric appliances division at a cost of more than $3 billion in cash. The deal was quashed ...

    General Electric (GE)is a multinational conglomerate that manufactures products to serve many industries, including renewable energy, aviation, healthcare, and appliances. The appliances division of GE was purchased by the Chinese-owned Haier company in 2016. Four years prior, the same company acquired the New Zealand appliance maker, Fisher & Payk...

    Samsung Electronicsmay be best known as the maker of Galaxy cell phones, but the Korean company also makes a number of Samsung branded ‘smart’ household appliances, including cooktops, refrigerators, wall ovens, microwave ovens, and laundry machines, as well. In the summer of 2016, Samsung acquired the Dacor brand of American-made luxury appliances...

    LG is a multinational appliance manufacturing conglomerate that began as the Rak-Hui (pronounced “Lucky”) Chemical Industrial Corporation in 1947. Today, LG manufactures a variety of appliances for the kitchen, laundry, and other household uses. Air conditioners, vacuum cleaners, and LED lighting solutions are also part of the LG repertoire of prod...

  4. Jul 17, 2024 · Whirlpool owns Seeger Refrigerator, Maytag, KitchenAid, Indesit, and Hefei Rongshida Sanyo. The company began when Lou Upton sold washing machines to Sears in 1908.

  5. Mar 2, 2024 · What Companies are Owned by Whirlpool? Whirlpool Corporation owns a number of subsidiaries and brands, including: 1. KitchenAid is one of Whirlpool’s most well-known and beloved brands, and it was acquired by the company in 1986.

  6. Your first stop is the 1955 acquisition of Seeger Refrigerator Company and RCI-Whirlpool Corporation, making Whirlpool a full-line appliance manufacturer. Next on our list, is the 1986 purchase of the iconic brand, KitchenAid from Hobart Corporation.

  7. Whirlpool Corporation is the parent to 14 major global brands that include: Maytag, KitchenAid, Bauknecht, Jenn-Air, and InSinkErator. In addition to selling appliances under its brands, the...

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