GE - Made in the USA

[estesguy]

A drop in the bucket, but at least a step in the right direction. The dishwasher assembly line is shown in the background. I'm sure the higher end stuff is still made in KY.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2009/08/10/ldt.ge.made.in.usa.cnn?iref=videosearch

 

[thomasortega]

Woooooooooooooooooooooooonderful news!!!

If I were american, i would buy a GE dishwasher even without needing one, just to say "thank you".

If this GE internal politics continues, soon the "Old" GE quality tradition will be back.

 

[laundromat]

GE appliance manufacturing

As faras I know and heard from reliable sources,GE's appliance division has been seperated and completely removed from the company's conglomeration.They claimed its drop in profits was not economical to keep them on their payroll.The video may have been filmed at the Kentucky factory but don't be fooled.I heard them say nothing in the film about appliances.They may have used a previously filmed video from there to save money.

 

[aldspinboy]

Thanks Thomas that was great .

Darren k

 

[aldspinboy]

Sorry. Estesguy.

Thanks as well.

 

[nmassman44]

GE's Appliance division is part of GE Industrial and they did put it up for sale last year then they(GE) decided to keep the division. They are very much a part of the GE pack and still on the "payroll".

 

[toggleswitch2]

My brother-in-law briefly worked for GE. According to him, GE only stays in something if they are No. 1 or No. 2.

"Yes", I said "a lot of people think of GE as No.2".
He was was not laughing.

 

[appnut]

I hope it's a directional step which will continue!!!

 

[alr2903]

GE is big time business, jet engines, Medical imaging products, their Finance arm. I will rest better tonight knowing i will still be able to get a GE water heater. It's SPIN.

 

[andrewinorlando]

There's no SPIN about it. It's not as economically feasible to build and ship from overseas due to energy costs, which will continue to rise as world economies recover. If government does not make it tax advantageous to ship jobs overseas, those jobs will come back here. That's been the biggest joke played on the American people...giving companies tax incentives to source operations to "developing" countries.

 

[alr2903]

re: GE, I did not think Mexico was overseas. But it's a good thing I guess, that Nissan and Toyota see Tennessee and Mississippi, as "developing countries".

 

[supersuds]

Here's a local newspaper story with some more info about the products made in Louisville.

I'm surprised to see any fridges made there at all. Every one I look at in stores says Made in Mexico.

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090710/BUSINESS/907100381/-1/rss

 

[andrewinorlando]

China, however, is overseas. I know, I checked the map! GE has water heater, washer and dishwasher models, among other things, that are made in China right now. Won't break my heart seeing those things come back here.

They do have other lines of business that operate overseas, so bringing more appliance manufacturing and R&D back here is still just a small step, but it's a step nonetheless.

So, good for GE. It's about time corporate America started to realize it sold US manufacturing up the river for a buck.

 

[alr2903]

Andrew i agree with you, its a step in the right direction. Lord know's we need the jobs. There was a news story on last night about a town in China with a very high percentile of cancer, they showed a smokey factory, iirc, it was some component of color tv's they mfr. thats probably one we don't want back. I guess its really a balance of jobs, less tree hugging/within reason and a lot of politics. I am hoping for the best outcome. Maybe this first step GE took will swing the pendulum back the other way. arthur

 

[whirlcool]

I don't think that China has an OSHA department checking into Chinese factories ensuring that the employees are following safe practices and working in a safe environment.

 

[andrewinorlando]

Arthur, that's a good point and one that is often overlooked in discussions about manufacturing jobs. Along with the jobs also went the pollution associated with them. Now granted, there are limited, if any, controls in place in countries like China or Mexico, so rampant pollution from manufacturing is evident anywhere you go...smog, dirty water, etc. That adds to the cost advantages enjoyed by consumers from goods produced in those countries since there is limited cost associated with pollution control. If those products come back to the US, what's the price the environment pays? Of course, with environmental control regulations, the price of manufacturing like products here goes up. And when you add in the cost of labor, which is also higher, the price continues to rise. So, it's really a very difficult tradeoff question. While we all feel it when the jobs leave America, what is the price to be paid once they return?? Hard question to answer.

 

[norfolksouthern]

Let me ask a question:

So, you want to export these "awful polluting factories" and the jobs that go along with them to countries with cheap labor and no regulations? So you can buy cheap trash from Wal-Mart? At the expense of vulnerable people who live in squalid conditions, work 80 hour weeks, and get paid barely enough to buy food, only to suffer from major health problems later?

I'm sorry, but I'm not buying this. That smacks of a complete disregard for the health of others, just to make a buck. Pure greed, and our government lets these companies get away with it. It's time to reel back the incentives!

NorfolkSouthern

 

[toploader1984]

amen norfolksouthern! i couldnt have said it better myself!!! you took the words rite out of my mouth.

 

[toploader1984]

makes me want to just go out and replace my whole kitchen with AMERICAN made appliances from GE!!!! for once a company actually thinking about making jobs other than the best way to make a quick buck! u know its funny, everybody wants cheap cheap, but yet people now a days seem to have NO problem spending 1500 to 2000 dollars on a new front loading washer that lasts 5 years JUST BECAUSE they are told it saves water and energy, even tho the machine would have to last at LEAST 15 years to recoup the cost! one front loader i have to agree is worth spending the extra buck on and is MADE IN USA is the speed queen. staber and bosch neext is made in usa, other than that, they are all made in korea or mexico.