GE Appliances to Invest Nearly $500 Million to Reshore Washer-Dryer Production in Kentucky

GE Appliances, owned by the Chinese multinational home appliance and consumer electronics manufacturer Haier Group Corp., announced on June 26 that it will invest $490 million to expand its washer and dryer manufacturing plant in Kentucky, stating that the project will bring current production back to the United States from China.

The multimillion-dollar investment at the GE Appliance plant in Louisville, Kentucky, which serves as the company’s global headquarters and largest manufacturing site, will establish the company’s most advanced manufacturing plant for producing clothes washers, the company said.