Category: Electrolux

A ban has been imposed on the sale of dishwasher brands from Australia’s largest whitegoods supplier after the faulty machines were linked to a string of home fires. More than 26,000 of Electrolux, Electrolux Dishlex and Westinghouse dishwashers sold in Australia and New Zealand since April last …

Electrolux is planning to boost production at its fridge and freezer plant in Ny­regyh??za, eastern Hungary, by 10% to over 900,000 items per year. As opposed to the 1,050 staff Electrolux agreed to employ in an agreement with the government in 2005, the current headcount is 1,700, local news…

Electrolux AB reported an 82% drop in 2Q net profit and cut its full-year forecast, citing “very weak” markets in North America and Europe. Net profit for the period fell to 99 million kronor (approx. US$16.5 million) from 545 million kronor ($91 million) in the same period a year ago, mainly due…

Swedish kitchen, cleaning and outdoor appliances manufacturer Electrolux may invest up to a billion zlotys in Poland. The Swedish white goods manufacturer plans to invest 1.5 billion zlotys in Central and Eastern Europe in the near future, TVN24 news channel has found out. The majority of the inv…

Electrolux has said it plans to cut 129 jobs at its factory in Mariestad, Sweden. The company has notified authorities and will start union negotiations shortly, spokesperson Anders Edholm said in an interview.

Bloomberg has reported that Electrolux, Europe’s largest appliance manufacturer, said it had a first-quarter loss as a slowing U.S. economy hurt demand. “As a consequence of the initially weak trend of the markets in North America and Europe as well as a number of nonrecurring items, we expect th…

Ruters has reported that Electrolux, the world’s second-biggest home appliance manufacturer, said on Tuesday it had been ordered to pay $43.1 million in damages by a U.S. court. Electrolux will make a provision of $13 million in the first quarter, media relations director Anders Edholm said.

Having a bit of experience with cookers I’m more than a little intrigued about the idea, an oven that is intelligent and can cook for itself at the touch of a button. The following press release has been issued to herald the arrival of the Electrolux Inspiro Oven.

Electrolux is sending out engineers to check up to 7,000 customers’ dishwashers owing to a fire risk. Customers with certain models are being told to stop using their dishwasher and make an appointment with an engineer although Electrolux say that any danger is minimal. The Swedish white goods gi…

current.com.au has reported that Electrolux will cease washing machine production under the the Westinghouse brand and replace it with new Electrolux-branded machines, according to laundry product marketing manager Grant Stevens. Mr Stevens said, “We’re replacing that [Westinghouse] with Electrol…