Who builds KitchenAid dishwashers is Whirlpool Corporation, which owns KitchenAid brand and manufactures KitchenAid dishwashers in Findlay, Ohio plant in United States, with some components sourced globally. Whirlpool Corporation acquired KitchenAid in 1986 and has produced KitchenAid appliances since then at its Findlay, Ohio facility that employs about 1,000 workers and makes dishwashers like KDPM604KPS, KDTM604KPS, and KDPM804KPS, producing about 1 million dishwashers per year. KitchenAid dishwashers share engineering, wash pumps, and control boards with Whirlpool, Maytag, and Amana dishwashers but have premium features like FreeFlex third rack, 44 dBA quiet insulation, and stainless steel tubs that are upgraded versus Whirlpool base models. Components like electronic control boards, sensors, and motors are sourced from Mexico, China, and South Korea, but final assembly is in Ohio for US market. Whirlpool Corporation also makes KitchenAid refrigerators in Amana, Iowa and other plants, and KitchenAid mixers in Greenville, Ohio. So when you buy KitchenAid dishwasher at Home Depot or Best Buy, you are buying dishwasher designed by Whirlpool Corporation engineers in Benton Harbor, Michigan and assembled in Findlay, Ohio with US labor and global parts, with massive service network and parts like drain pump at 30 to 70 dollars widely available. Whirlpool Corporation is headquartered in Benton Harbor, Michigan.
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