Category: Whirlpool

Whirlpool Corp. and General Electric Co., the two biggest U.S. large-appliance makers, are recalling 52,800 ovens and ranges because of faulty wiring. The voluntary recall includes General Electric, Hotpoint, Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Kenmore and Americana brand electric ranges and ovens. Consumers …

Whirlpool Corp. plans to offset the cost of retiree health insurance by collecting on life insurance policies it takes out on its former workers, a report Monday said. In letters sent to its retirees throughout North America, Whirlpool tells them they will be automatically enrolled in the plan un…

Suite of New Products Offers Solutions for Homeowners’ Needs BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ — Consumers continue to thirst for great quality water, a need which will now be quenched thanks to the new lines of Whirlpool water softeners, water filtration products and water coolers.

NEW YORK, August 6 (New Ratings) – Analyst Nicohlas P Heymann of Prudential Financial maintains his “underweight” rating on Whirlpool Corp (WHR.NYS). The target price has been reduced from $58 to $52.

The Whirlpool Corp. of Benton Harbor, Mich., says R. Stephen Barrett, Jr., its executive vice president and chief financial officer, will resign Sept. 1.

In response to the growing number of people conducting online research before making an appliance purchase, Whirlpool has re-launched its flagship Web site at http://www.whirlpool.com . This new site offers improved functionality features and a beautiful, clean, contemporary design that reflects …

The Whirlpool Corporation says it’s bringing back a refrigerator line to its southern Indiana plant. The company says more than 100-thousand 22-inch “Bottom Mount” refrigerators — those with the freezer on the bottom — will be made at the Evansville plant starting in 2006.

Appliance maker Whirlpool Corp. on Wednesday said quarterly profit rose on higher sales and improvements in some global markets.

The Mumbai High Court has disposed of a case filed by Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co against Whirlpool of India alleging unethical usage of one of its refrigerator models in its TV commercial, after the latter submitted a modified version of the “˜offending’ commercial and undertook not to use a…

Raj Jain, managing director, Whirlpool of India, is headed to the company’s Asia-Pacific headquarter in Shanghai in his new role as the region’s marketing director.