GE Appliances

GE Appliances
GE Appliances[1]
Company typeJoint venture
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1905; 119 years ago (1905), in Schenectady, New York, U.S.
HeadquartersLouisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Area served
North America
Key people
ProductsHome appliances
Owners
Number of employees
12,000, including 6,000 at Appliance Park
Websitegeappliancesco.com
Footnotes / references
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GE Appliances is an American home appliance manufacturer based in Louisville, Kentucky. It has been majority-owned by Chinese multinational home appliances company Haier since 2016. The company was owned by General Electric until 2016, and it was previously known as GE Appliances & Lighting and GE Consumer & Industrial. Haier has the right to use the GE brand name until 2056.[3]

Today GE Appliances is one of the largest appliance companies in the United States and manufactures appliances under several brands,[4] including GE, GE Profile, Café, Monogram, Haier and Hotpoint (Americas only, European rights held by Whirlpool Corporation). The company also owns FirstBuild, a co-creation community and micro-factory[5] on the University of Louisville's campus in Louisville, Kentucky. Another FirstBuild location is in South Korea, and a FirstBuild location in India opened its doors in 2019.[6]

In 2023, GE Appliances expanded its innovation footprint with the opening of CoCREATE, a new facility in Stamford, Connecticut, aimed at fostering community collaboration and advancing product development. This location offers a space for local entrepreneurs, students, and community members to work with GE Appliances on prototype development and small-batch manufacturing, aligning with the company’s commitment to co-creation and innovation in the appliance industry.[7]

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  3. ^ "GE Appliance expansion brings 250 new jobs to Kentucky". The Center Square. 2021.
  4. ^ "GE Appliances: good start for the 'house of brands'". Home Appliances World. April 10, 2018. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  5. ^ Wollerton, Megan. "GE's new microfactory unveils four quirky appliance concepts". CNET. Archived from the original on February 27, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  6. ^ Thompson, Ashlee Clark. "GE Appliances' FirstBuild microfactory expands to India". CNET. Archived from the original on September 13, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  7. ^ "GE Appliances CoCREATE Facility is a Hub for Community Innovation". Supply Chain Management Review. 2023.