Major Appliances Not Made in China

1. 🇺🇸 Whirlpool / Maytag — Assembled in the USA

Manufactured: Clyde & Findlay, OH; Cleveland, TN; Tulsa, OK; Amana, IA

If you want an American-assembled major appliance at a mid-range price, Whirlpool is the most practical starting point – but you have to check the specific model. Whirlpool Corporation claims that over 80% of the appliances it sells in the United States are manufactured here, across nine domestic facilities: washers in Clyde, Ohio; dishwashers in Findlay, Ohio; ranges in Cleveland, Tennessee and Tulsa, Oklahoma; refrigerators in Amana, Iowa. The same is true for Maytag, which Whirlpool acquired in 2006 and whose products are now built at the same plants. The company is headquartered in Benton Harbor, Michigan and employs roughly 28,000 Americans.

Whirlpool has two reshoring decisions worth knowing about. The first: front-load washing machines had been produced in Mexico and were moved to Clyde, Ohio, with a $200 million investment and 80-100 jobs returned. The second: Whirlpool committed $1 billion over five years to US manufacturing facilities, including a $20 million investment in its Amana, Iowa refrigeration plant. The drivers were freight costs, supply chain interruption risk, US energy price advantages, and automation improvements that made domestic production increasingly cost-competitive.

The caveat is that "Whirlpool" on the label is not sufficient verification. Some lower-end models – particularly entry-level refrigerators and certain washing machine configurations – are imported from Mexico or elsewhere. Whirlpool labels American-made models on its own website and at retailers including Home Depot with explicit "Assembled in USA" designations. Before purchasing, look up the model number on Whirlpool's website, find it in-store where origin labeling is required by law, or ask the retailer directly.

Best for: mid-range buyers who want American assembly and are willing to verify the specific model

2. 🇺🇸 GE Appliances — Assembled in the USA (Chinese-Owned)

Manufactured: Kentucky, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina, Connecticut

GE Appliances has 11 manufacturing facilities in the United States, producing refrigerators, ranges, wall ovens, dishwashers, washers, dryers, and water heaters across plants in Kentucky, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina, and Connecticut. The manufacturing footprint is real and significant – millions of appliances are assembled by American workers every year, and GE maintains a dedicated page on its website listing which products are made in America by model.

GE Appliances sells across six brands at different price points: Hotpoint (entry-level), GE (mainstream), GE Profile (mid-premium), Café (style-forward premium), Monogram (luxury), and Haier (value). The Made in USA designation applies across the product lines rather than being confined to a single tier – verify your specific model at geappliances.com/ge/usa before purchasing.

GE Appliances operates with substantial autonomy from its parent Haier, and Haier has invested over $2 billion in US facilities since the 2016 acquisition – making this one of the stronger reshoring stories in the appliance category. The jobs, the wages, and the manufacturing infrastructure are domestic.

Best for: buyers looking for a wide selection of products who may appreciate the reshoring efforts

3. 🇩🇪 Bosch — Made in Germany / Assembled in the USA

Manufactured: New Bern, North Carolina (US market)

Bosch is a German company — founded in Stuttgart in 1886, still headquartered there, still German-owned. For the North American market, Bosch builds its dishwashers at a dedicated manufacturing facility in New Bern, North Carolina, which opened in 2006 and employs over 1,900 workers. BSH Home Appliances, the Bosch and Siemens appliance joint venture, also produces cooktops, ranges, and washers and dryers at the same facility under the Bosch and Thermador brands. German-owned, German-engineered, assembled in North Carolina. No Chinese manufacturing.

Bosch dishwashers are consistently rated among the best available in the US market — Consumer Reports and Wirecutter have repeatedly ranked the 300, 500, and 800 Series at or near the top of their categories. The 300 Series is the entry point at around $700; the 800 Series adds features at around $1,100.

Best for: buyers who want a quiet, top-rated dishwasher with German engineering and no Chinese manufacturing

4. 🇺🇸 Speed Queen — Made in the USA

Manufactured: Ripon, Wisconsin (since 1908)

Speed Queen is the cleanest manufacturing story in this entire category. The company has built washers and dryers in Ripon, Wisconsin since 1908 and has never produced home laundry equipment anywhere else — not Mexico, not China, not offshore at any point in its history. The Ripon facility employs over 2,700 workers. Speed Queen is owned by Alliance Laundry Systems, an American company also based in Ripon. You will not find Speed Queen at big-box stores — it is sold exclusively through independent authorized dealers.

The machine is built to a commercial standard. Speed Queen uses metal components where competitors use plastic, and the machines are tested to 10,400 cycles — the equivalent of roughly 25 years of residential use. The actual warranty on residential models runs up to 5 years on parts and labor.

Best for: anyone who wants laundry equipment that lasts 25 years and was never made anywhere but Wisconsin

5. 🇺🇸 Sub-Zero / Wolf / Cove — Made in the USA

Manufactured: Madison, Wisconsin & Goodyear, Arizona

Sub-Zero Group is the only company on this page that covers refrigeration, cooking, and dishwashing under brands that are all manufactured in the United States with no offshore exceptions. Sub-Zero handles refrigeration, Wolf handles cooking, and Cove handles dishwashers. All three are designed, engineered, and manufactured at the company's facilities in Madison, Wisconsin and Goodyear, Arizona. Sub-Zero Group is family-owned, has been headquartered in Madison since its founding in 1945, and has never been acquired by a foreign company or a private equity roll-up.

The price reflects that. Sub-Zero refrigerators start around $5,000. Wolf ranges start around $4,000. Cove dishwashers run around $2,500. These are appliances you buy once and expect to outlast your kitchen renovation.

Best for: buyers who want a complete kitchen with no manufacturing caveats and no foreign ownership

6. 🇺🇸 Santa Fe / AprilAire / Quest / Dri-Eaz / DCA — Made in the USA (Dehumidifiers)

Manufactured: Madison, WI (Therma-Stor) · Burlington, WA (Dri-Eaz/Legend Brands) · Cedarburg, WI (DCA)

Residential dehumidifiers are one of the most offshored appliance categories on this site — Frigidaire, Honeywell, GE, and AlorAir all carry American branding but manufacture overseas. The exceptions are a small cluster of industrial-grade brands. Santa Fe, AprilAire, and Quest are all built by Therma-Stor LLC in Madison, Wisconsin — not three independent companies, but the same facility producing under three brand names for different uses (Santa Fe for crawlspaces and basements, AprilAire for whole-home systems, Quest for grow rooms and commercial spaces; Phoenix, also Therma-Stor-built, rounds out their industrial line). Separately, Dri-Eaz is manufactured in Burlington, Washington under parent company Legend Brands, known for rugged restoration-grade units. DCA (Dehumidifier Corporation of America) is a distinct Wisconsin manufacturer, based in Cedarburg — not affiliated with Therma-Stor — specializing in custom commercial and industrial systems for pools, warehouses, and similar large spaces.

Best for: buyers with a basement, crawlspace, restoration job, or whole-home/commercial humidity problem who don't mind commercial-grade pricing for a real warranty and no offshore manufacturing