Who makes Ruud AC?

Who makes Ruud AC is Rheem Manufacturing Company, which is owned by Paloma Industries, Japanese company headquartered in Nagoya, Japan, and manufactures Ruud AC units in Fort Smith, Arkansas for US market, same factory that makes Rheem AC units. Rheem Manufacturing Company was founded in 1925 in Emeryville, California by Richard Rheem and Donald Rheem as small company making steel drums, then expanded into water heaters in 1930s and HVAC in 1950s. In 1959, Rheem acquired Ruud Manufacturing Company that was founded in 1897 by Edwin Ruud who invented first automatic storage water heater. In 1988, Paloma Industries acquired Rheem Manufacturing Company including Ruud brand for about 1 billion dollars. Today, Rheem Manufacturing headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, manufactures Ruud AC units including Classic RA14 14 SEER single stage, Classic Plus RA16 17 SEER two-stage, and Ultra RA20 20 SEER variable speed in Fort Smith, Arkansas plant that employs over 1,000 workers and produces about 500,000 HVAC units per year, with some components sourced globally but final assembly in US, using same components as Rheem, same Copeland scroll compressors, same coils, same control boards, only badge different. Ruud brand is sister brand to Rheem, similar to American Standard being sister to Trane sharing factory in Tyler, Texas. So manufacturer is Rheem Manufacturing Company owned by Paloma Industries Japan, with US production in Arkansas.