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| GE Appliances[1] | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founded | 1905, in Schenectady, New York, U.S. |
| Headquarters | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Area served | North America |
Key people | |
| Products | Home appliances |
Number of employees | 12,000, including 6,000 at Appliance Park |
| Parent | Haier Smart Home Company, a publicly-traded affiliate of Haier |
| Website | geappliancesco |
| Footnotes / references [2] | |
GE Appliances is an American home appliance manufacturer based in Louisville, Kentucky. It is owned by Haier Smart Home Company, a publicly-traded affiliate of Haier, after an acquisition from General Electric in 2016. Haier has the right to use the GE brand name until 2056.[3]
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]
GE Appliances has a long history of cooking innovation and is responsible for creating the first self-cleaning oven as well as the first over-the-range microwave.[7] GE Appliances was also the first manufacturer to launch a suite of WiFi-connected appliances as well as the first suite of appliances that work with IFTTT.[8] As voice assistants became more common, GE Appliances became the first U.S. manufacturer to have its appliances work with Amazon Echo[9] (2017) and Google Home[10] (2017).
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- ^ Wollerton, Megan. "GE's new microfactory unveils four quirky appliance concepts". CNET. Archived from the original on February 27, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ^ Thompson, Ashlee Clark. "GE Appliances' FirstBuild microfactory expands to India". CNET. Archived from the original on September 13, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ^ "GE's Appliance Park campus firsts include self-cleaning oven, above-the-range microwave". Designers Today. 2023.
- ^ "GE is First Manufacturer with Suite of Connected Appliances on IFTTT | TecHome Builder". Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ Kang, Martha (June 15, 2017). "GE Appliances' 'Super-Skill' for Alexa Enables Voice Control of Multiple Appliances : Alexa Blogs". Amazon. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017.
- ^ "WiFi Connected GE Appliances Offer Seamless Google Assistant Integration". builderonline.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2019.