Guess people snap up these dead appliance brand names
Like Thor because many of the others are owned/part of Whirlpool, Electrolux and a few other multi-national appliance conglomerates.
Maytag alone owned:
Admiral
Amana
Caloric
Dynasty
Gaffers & Sattler
Glenwood
Hardwick
Holiday
Inglis
Jade
Jenn-Air
Litton
Magic Chef
Menu Master
Modern Maid
Norge
Sunray
Now of course Whirlpool owns Maytag