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Electrolux products are sold under a variety of brand names (including its own), and are primarily major appliances and vacuum cleaners intended for home consumer use. [6] Electrolux has a primary listing on the Stockholm Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the OMX Stockholm 30 index.
While the company was owned by General Motors, its logo featured the phrase "Product of General Motors", and later renamed to "Home Environment Division of General Motors". Frigidaire was sold to the White Consolidated Industries in 1979, which in 1986 was purchased by Electrolux, its current parent. The company claims firsts including:
White-Westinghouse is an American home appliance brand used under license by trademark owner Westinghouse Licensing Corporation. [1] It was created in 1975 when White Consolidated Industries bought the Westinghouse Electric Corporation's major appliance business. White Consolidated Industries was in turn acquired by Electrolux in 1986. [2] [3]
Electrolux of Sweden acquired White Consolidated Industries in 1986, and combined WCI brands with Electrolux-owned Tappan to become WCI Major Appliances Group. In the early 1990s, the name of the Dublin, Ohio based holding company changed to Frigidaire Company. In 1997, it was reorganized into Electrolux North America Products.
In 1881, Tappan appliances was founded by W.J. Tappan as the Ohio Valley Foundry Company in Bellaire, Ohio, initially selling cast-iron stoves door-to-door. [ citation needed ] In 1889, the company relocated to Mansfield, Ohio , and was renamed the Eclipse Stove Company , when Tappan's father, who was an amateur astronomer, suggested the name ...
The company had two previous deals fall through on the Memphis property. In October 2022, Electrolux Group announced it had a buyer and $82.5 million deal in place. That initial deal fell through ...
In 2004, Musk began investing in Tesla, Inc., an automotive and energy company, known for its pioneering electric vehicles. Today, Musk serves as CEO of the car and battery storage manufacturer.
Founder Emil Rathenau. Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft AG (German for 'General electricity company JSC'; [2] AEG) was a German producer of electrical equipment.It was established in 1883 by Emil Rathenau as the Deutsche Edison-Gesellschaft für angewandte Elektricität in Berlin.