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In reply to the discussion: We got a new, US-made dishwasher installed today. [View all]bucolic_frolic
(52,858 posts)15. This article has a list of Electrolux brands
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrolux
Many change hands sooner or later. After Sweden went bank experiment in the early 1990s, some of their major manufacturers fizzled such as SAAB, Volvo, Husqvarna, which was sold to White Consolidated, then to Electrolux, then spun off by itself again. They now own all but a handful of chainsaw brands. White was affiliated with White-Westinghouse. GE has sold many of its small appliance divisions. I bought a GE dehumidifier, considered so-so for features and made in China by someone else, but I've been very pleased with it. Quiet, durable, easy to clean, a vast improvement over the 2004 Whirlpool.
What I'm saying is it's a real crapshoot. Consumers can't keep track of who owns what, can't assess engineering or quality. Most brands of everything, even Toyota and Honda, stumble here or there on a model or component line. Some car brands are mere assemblies of parts from other suppliers. Transmissions for example.
My Gibson fridge is 24. That worries me.
Many change hands sooner or later. After Sweden went bank experiment in the early 1990s, some of their major manufacturers fizzled such as SAAB, Volvo, Husqvarna, which was sold to White Consolidated, then to Electrolux, then spun off by itself again. They now own all but a handful of chainsaw brands. White was affiliated with White-Westinghouse. GE has sold many of its small appliance divisions. I bought a GE dehumidifier, considered so-so for features and made in China by someone else, but I've been very pleased with it. Quiet, durable, easy to clean, a vast improvement over the 2004 Whirlpool.
What I'm saying is it's a real crapshoot. Consumers can't keep track of who owns what, can't assess engineering or quality. Most brands of everything, even Toyota and Honda, stumble here or there on a model or component line. Some car brands are mere assemblies of parts from other suppliers. Transmissions for example.
My Gibson fridge is 24. That worries me.
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