Who is Hotpoint made by?

Hotpoint is made by different manufacturers depending on the market you are in. In the United States and Canada, Hotpoint is made by GE Appliances, headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, at factories in Decatur, Georgia and other GE Appliances plants. GE Appliances has been owned by Haier Group of China since 2016, so the ultimate parent company is Haier, but the design and manufacturing are still done under the GE Appliances system. In this region, Hotpoint models are simplified versions of GE models, sharing many of the same pumps, motors, and control boards. In the United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia, Hotpoint is made by Whirlpool Corporation factories, and as of 2024, managed by Beko Europe. European Hotpoint washing machines, dryers, and dishwashers are made in Poland, Italy, and Slovakia, and they share platforms with Whirlpool, Indesit, and Beko models. This is why a Hotpoint washer in the UK looks and works differently from a Hotpoint washer in the US. Both versions are built to meet local standards, voltage, and size requirements. Despite different makers, both use large-scale production and common parts to keep prices low and service easy.

Hotpoint is made 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. Hotpoint was originally founded in 1911 in California, USA as Hotpoint Electric Heating Company, but in Europe Hotpoint brand was owned by Indesit Company based in Fabriano, Italy. In 2014, Whirlpool Corporation purchased 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 and other plants in 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. In North America, Hotpoint brand rights are with GE Appliances, which is owned by Haier Group since 2016 acquisition, but GE Appliances now focuses on GE, Profile, Café, and Monogram brands, with Hotpoint used only for some builder models made in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. So Hotpoint is made by Whirlpool Corporation in Europe at factories in UK, Italy, and Poland, and in North America some builder models are made by GE Appliances owned by Haier.