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Category: Domestic Appliance News
Domestic Appliance News
All the latest general news from the domestic appliance industry that we find all over the world, and stories that are of interest to the trade and public, often with our own unique non-politically correct spin on it.
We cover almost anything interesting to do with appliances or that affects the industry, including new product releases, scandals, recalls, mergers, takeovers and all the other juicy appliance news from around the world.
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Tumble Dryer Recall Update
Whirlpool appears to be coming under increasing pressure over carrying out the tumble dryer recall to try to prevent certain models produced between April 2004 and October 2015 under the Hotpoint, Indesit and Creda brands.
Haier To Buy GE
General Electric has said it will sell its appliance business to China’s Haier Group for $5.4 (£3.77) billion in cash, furthering the goal of selling its non-core assets and project itself as a technology company.
Electrolux CEO Steps Down
Electrolux said Chief Executive Officer Keith McLoughlin has decided to retire following the collapse last month of the Swedish manufacturer’s £2.2 billion deal to buy General Electric’s household goods business.
LG Washing Machines Recalled
LG have announced a recall of some of their popular washing machine models over the risk of an electric shock from some of the models affected.
Samsung’s Crazy Fridge Freezer
Although this was revealed a few days ago we thought we’d wait to see how the internet reacted to the insane (not in a good way) new fridge freezer from Samsung with a huge screen in the door.
Smart Whirlpool Products
Not wanting to be excluded from the smart appliance party Whirlpool has jumped onto the smart appliance bandwagon to compete with LG and Samsung, in partnership with Amazon.
LG Signature Range Unveiled
LG has taken the wraps off its new Signature series of appliances and, we we largely expected, there wasn’t much that isn’t available elsewhere and seems more of a PR stunt than much else.
New Marathon Washer Revealed
TechHive reports that Glenn Reid, a tech-industry veteran with stints at Apple and Adobe on his resume, is set to take the wraps off a smart electric washer dryer at CES in January.
LG Takes Aim At Dyson
LG has recently made moved forward in its vacuum cleaner business by successfully developing a next-generation motor for the cleaning device, which the firm said was more powerful and energy efficient than those of Dyson, the world’s top vacuum cleaner-maker.