Is Haier a good brand?

Yes, Haier is a good brand for budget to mid-range appliances offering excellent value for money, decent reliability, and global scale as world's largest appliance manufacturer, though not premium luxury like Bosch or Miele, making it good for budget-conscious buyers and rental properties. Haier Group was founded in 1984 in Qingdao, China by Zhang Ruimin, growing into global giant with revenue over 30 billion dollars, owning GE Appliances in US since 2016 acquisition for 5.4 billion dollars, plus Fisher & Paykel from New Zealand and Candy from Italy, manufacturing in China and US. Haier-branded appliances sold in Canada at Home Depot Canada offer affordable prices at 400 to 700 dollars for washers versus 800 to 1,200 for LG, with decent cleaning performance, Energy Star efficiency, and basic smart features, lasting 8 to 10 years with average reliability according to Consumer Reports and technician surveys. Good aspects include low price, good value, ownership of GE Appliances which maintains US manufacturing quality in Louisville, Kentucky for GE, Profile, and Café brands that are good quality, and large global service network. Less good aspects include average repair rates higher than Whirlpool and Maytag, more plastic components, and less advanced engineering than German brands. So Haier is good brand for value, affordability, and decent quality, especially for first homes and rentals, and its owned brand GE Appliances is good quality American-made brand, making Haier good overall for budget segment but not premium best.