Is Whirlpool still American owned, yes, Whirlpool is still American owned, as Whirlpool Corporation is American company headquartered in Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA, publicly traded on New York Stock Exchange under ticker WHR, owned by American and global institutional investors, with American management and control. Whirlpool Corporation was founded in 1911 as Upton Machine Company in Benton Harbor, Michigan, by Emory Upton and Lowell Bassford, and has remained headquartered in Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA, for over 110 years, with manufacturing in USA including Clyde, Ohio for washers, Greenville, Ohio for KitchenAid, and Amana, Iowa, and in Mexico and globally, but ownership remains American, not foreign. Whirlpool owns Maytag, KitchenAid, Amana, JennAir, and is publicly traded with majority shares owned by American institutional investors like Vanguard Group, BlackRock, and State Street, with no single foreign company owning controlling stake. Unlike GE Appliances which was sold to Haier Chinese company in 2016, Whirlpool remains independent American-owned appliance manufacturer, one of largest in world with revenue over 19 billion dollars. So Whirlpool is still American owned, American company founded 1911 in Michigan, headquartered in Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA, publicly traded, American-owned, with American ownership and headquarters, not foreign-owned, maintaining American identity and manufacturing in USA.
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