There are only a limited number a major appliance manufacturers left in the marketplace. Over the years, the big ones have bought up the smaller ones and merged those product designs into their own product lines. They now produce products under the various brand names they own.

Often there is only cosmetic differences in the appearance of the appliance, while the underlying mechanical workings are very similar, if not the same. The manufacturers warranty may also differ between brands and models.

To aid in comparing new appliances, I have compiled a list of some of the major appliance manufacturers and the brand names they own. I have also tried to note where a product with a particular brand name varies greatly from the other brands of the same manufacturer.

Manufacturer	Brand Name
Amana (recently owned by Maytag, now owned by Whirlpool)	Amana Caloric Danby ( 5 ) Econowash Glenwood Imperial ( microwave, refrigerator ) Litton Maytag ( washers with models starting SAV, NAV... ) Menu Master Modern Maid Speed Queen (older domestic models) Sunray Viking (US fridges except built-in models)
Fedders	Airtemp Climette ( current models ) Comfort-Aire ( window a/c's ) Comfortaire ( window a/c's ) Crosley ( some window a/c's ) Emerson Quiet Kool ( a/c's ) Fedders Hamptom Bay ( some a/c's ) Maytag ( window a/c's and dehumidifiers ) Microsonic
Frigidaire/Electrolux ~ non-USA brands below ~	Affinity™ Airdryer ( dehumidifiers ) Capehart ( freezers & dehumidifiers ) Citation ( freezers ) Dometic (microwaves - serial number prefix "HG") Design Manufacturing ( D&M ) Electrolux Euroflair ( 1 ) Frigidaire Gallery General General Freezer Gibson Harvard Logic ( dehumidifiers & microwaves ) Kelvinator Kenmore ( see Sears below ) Icon Leonard O'keefe & Merritt Polaris ( freezers & dehumidifiers ) Roy Tappan Vesta White Westinghouse ( major appliances only )
commercial products by Frigidaire/Electrolux	Arctic Air ( fridges and freezers ) ( 9 ) Edina ( refrigerators ) Edina Technical (freezers converted to pop machines) Fedpak (freezers converted to soft ice cream freezers) Imperial ( freezers ) ( 9,10 ) Venex (freezers converted to vending machines)
General Electric *	Amana (older dishwashers) Americana Beau*Mark ( most ) BeefEater Camco Concept II Eterna General Electric Hotpoint Kenmore ( see Sears below ) McClary Moffat Monogram ( 1 ) Profile RCA
In-Sink-Erator	Ace Hardware ( 6 ) Badger Crosley ( 6 ) Dayton ( 6 ) Emerson ( 6 ) Franke ( 6 ) Frigidaire ( 6,7 ) ISE (In-Sink-Erator) Kenmore ( 6 ) ( most ) KitchenAid ( 6,7 ) Master Plumber ( 6 ) Maytag ( 6 ) True Value ( 6 ) Whirlpool ( 6 ) Wolverine Brass ( 6 )
Maytag Corp. (now owned by Whirlpool)	Admiral (USA) Atlantis Crosley (except a/c's, also see Whirlpool) Gaffers and Sattler Gemini ( 1 ) Hardwick Jade Jade Range Jenn Air ( 3 ) Magic Chef (major appliances only) Maytag ( 2 ) Neptune ( 1 ) Norge
Sears *	Capri Coldspot Galaxy Kenmore Oasis Sears does not manufacture any of their products, instead they are all made by the other leading manufacturers, often with added features. They are then rebranded with the Kenmore (or other) brand name. Notably are: most laundry products and dishwashers made by Whirlpool, lower end front load washer and matching dryer by Frigidaire and many range models by GE. See model number reference
Whirlpool *	Admiral (Canada) Chambers Crosley (newer fridges, a/c's and all portable washers) Danby ( 8 ) Estate Inglis Ikea Kenmore ( see Sears ) KitchenAid ( 4 ) Kirkland Maytag Epic® Roper Speed Queen (Canada) Sub Zero (undercounter ice makers) Whirlpool
WC Wood	Amana ( older freezers ) ArticAire Country Squire Crosley ( freezers ) Danby ( freezers, some dehumidifiers ) Edison Electrohome (range hoods, humidifiers, dehumidifiers) Estate ( freezers ) Frost Queen KitchenAid ( freezers ) Maytag ( freezers ) Miami Carey (range hoods) Quickfreeze Quickfrez Roper ( freezers ) Sahara Whirlpool ( freezers )
Electrolux (non-North American)	ACEC AEG Alfatec Arthur Martin Arctis Atlas Bendix Buderus Castor Elektro Helios Elektra Electrolux Faure Flymo Husqvarna Ibelsa Juno Lehel Marynen Moffat Nestor Martin Parkinson Cowan Progress Rex Rosenlew Simpson Therma Tornado Tricity Bendix Volta Voss Zanker Zanussi Zoppas
Nordyne (HVAC products)	Frigidaire ( 11 ) Gibson ( 11 ) Grandaire ( 11 ) Intertherm ( 11 ) Kelvinator ( 11 ) Mammoth ( 11 ) Maytag ( 11 ) Miller ( 11 ) Philco ( 11 ) Tappan ( 11 ) Westinghouse ( 11 )

Notes:

1. Unique product line
2. 'Dependable Care' laundry line is unique to the Maytag brand name and is the product they are famous for. Now sold as "Performa" brand with model numbers starting LAT.... LAV... LAW...
3. Unique range product line
4. Dishwasher has stainless steel tub and a redesigned wash system including pump.
5. Most full size laundry equipment and gas ranges.
6. Garbage Disposals and Hot Water Dispensers Only.
7. Current models.
8. Canadian full size refrigerators and some electric ranges.
9. Distributed by Broich Enterprises
10. Sold through Blue Ribbon Foods, Colorado Prime, Duttererís, Guaranteed Foods, Service Foods, Town & Country, and Farm & Home.
11. HVAC products only.

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