Re: Electrolux ethos. Its all in the name.
Its a difficult question to answer simply.
Most components eg water valves, belts,pulleys etc etc are made in the same factory as all the other manufacturers.
Electrolux etc etc don`t fabricate a washing machine, they simply design and assemble.
Electrolux and everybody else source there components from independent factories and then simply fit them all together on a production line.
The PCB from a Bosch, will more than likely come from the same factory as an Electrolux one.
Panasonic make Magnatrons for nearly all microwaves found in the UK and Europe.
Even the cables and connector blocks can be found on all the other guys Machines.
Whilst some motors/drums will visually look the same, materials can defer and two identical looking motors could well have different failure rates.
So no they can be different.