Are Hotpoint and GE the same company?

In North America, yes, Hotpoint and GE are essentially the same company, with Hotpoint being the budget brand of GE Appliances, but in Europe they are different. In the United States and Canada, GE Appliances owns the Hotpoint brand and manufactures Hotpoint appliances in the same factories as GE appliances, using many of the same parts, motors, pumps, and control boards, but with fewer features and simpler finishes to reduce cost. GE Appliances itself has been owned by Haier of China since 2016. So a Hotpoint refrigerator or washer bought at Home Depot or Lowes is really a stripped-down GE built by GE Appliances in Georgia. In the United Kingdom and Europe, Hotpoint and GE are not the same. There, Hotpoint is owned and built by Whirlpool and now managed by Beko Europe, while GE appliances are rarely sold. So the answer depends on geography. In the US market, if you call GE Appliances service, they service Hotpoint too, and parts are interchangeable. In the UK, GE service has nothing to do with Hotpoint. Historically, Hotpoint was founded in 1911 and was bought by GE in 1918, so they share over 100 years of common history before the brand split regionally.

No, Hotpoint and GE are not the same company, though they have historical connections and share brand usage, with GE Appliances now owned by Haier Group and Hotpoint in Europe owned by Whirlpool Corporation, making them separate companies today. Hotpoint was founded in 1911 in California, USA as Hotpoint Electric Heating Company, and in 1918 General Electric acquired a controlling interest in Hotpoint, making Hotpoint part of GE for many decades in US, with GE using Hotpoint brand for builder-grade appliances made in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. In Europe, Hotpoint brand was owned by Indesit Company based in Italy. In 2014, Whirlpool Corporation acquired Indesit Company, gaining Hotpoint brand for European market, so Hotpoint in Europe is now owned by Whirlpool Corporation, American company headquartered in Benton Harbor, Michigan. In 2016, Haier Group acquired GE Appliances from General Electric for 5.4 billion dollars, including GE, Profile, Café, Monogram, and rights to Hotpoint brand for North America for builder models, so GE Appliances is now owned by Chinese Haier Group, not GE parent. So Hotpoint and GE are not same company, they were historically linked when GE owned Hotpoint, but now Hotpoint in Europe is owned by Whirlpool, and GE Appliances in US is owned by Haier, with both being separate entities with different owners, though Hotpoint name has historical ties to GE.