Who builds Hotpoint appliances?

The builder of Hotpoint appliances depends on where you live, as the brand ownership is split by region. In North America, Hotpoint appliances are built by GE Appliances, which is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. GE Appliances itself has been owned by Haier, the Chinese appliance giant, since 2016. In this region, Hotpoint is GE's budget line, built on the same assembly lines as GE models in factories in Georgia and Kentucky, but with simpler parts and fewer features to reduce cost. In the United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia, Hotpoint appliances are built by Whirlpool Corporation. Whirlpool acquired Hotpoint in Europe in 2014 when it bought Indesit Company, which previously owned Hotpoint. European Hotpoint washers, dryers, and dishwashers are made in Whirlpool factories in Poland, Italy, and the UK, and share many internal parts with Whirlpool, Indesit, and Maytag machines. So while the name is the same, a Hotpoint washer bought in Canada or the US is essentially a basic GE, while a Hotpoint washer bought in the UK is essentially a basic Whirlpool. Both regions share service networks and spare parts with their parent companies.

Hotpoint appliances are built by Whirlpool Corporation in EMEA region, which is American company headquartered in Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA, that acquired Hotpoint brand in 2014 through Indesit Company acquisition, with manufacturing in UK, Italy, and Poland, plus some models made under license. Hotpoint was originally founded in 1911 in California, USA as Hotpoint Electric Heating Company, inventing electric iron, and grew as American brand, but in Europe Hotpoint brand was owned by Indesit Company based in Fabriano, Italy. In 2014, Whirlpool Corporation acquired Indesit Company for about 1 billion euros, gaining Hotpoint and Indesit brands for European market, making Whirlpool largest appliance maker in Europe, with factories in Yate, UK for dryers, Fabriano, Italy for washers and dishwashers, and Lodz, Poland for other appliances, with Made in Europe label, using Whirlpool platforms but with Hotpoint branding positioned as budget brand below Whirlpool brand. Some Hotpoint small appliances may be made by other manufacturers under license agreement. In North America, Hotpoint brand was historically used by GE Appliances, now owned by Haier Group since 2016, but current Hotpoint in UK and Europe is built by Whirlpool Corporation EMEA division, with service through Whirlpool UK network and parts availability through Whirlpool. So Hotpoint appliances are built by Whirlpool Corporation in Europe at factories in UK, Italy, and Poland, with Whirlpool as manufacturer.