I don't think GE has any US production, I think it's all in Mexico.
Other high quality US maufacturers are :
Viking, in Greenwood, Mississippi. Fred Carl built his company there in his hometown, because he knew they needed the jobs. Great products, great people. Fred invented the resturaunt range for the home.
Sub Zero and Wolf, in Madison, Wiconsin, and Phoenix, Arizona. A UAW shop, also great products.
Dacor Range, in Pasedena, California. Also great products, even if the guys in the plant all looked like they were from Mexico.
I've toured all three companys. I'm enthusiastic about selling all three, and the Whirlpool complex of Whirlpool-Kitchen Aid, Maytag, Amana, and Jenn Air.
Vent-a Hood range hoods are made in Texas, Independent range hoods are from Nevada. Thermador makes products in Los Angeles, although they were bought by Bosch. Bosch has a lot of production in Tennessee, now, too.
There's enough good products made in the USA that I just don't need to go the LG route. Home Depot sells a ton of it to people who don't know or don't care. I do sell a lot of Asko dishwashers, manufactured in Sweden. I feel it is a compellingly superior product. My clients trust my judgment to get the best products, and to spend their money appropriately, and I feel that the Asko is the best.
But we have choices. I prefer to sell made in U.S.A. I'm a refugee from Detroit, 25 years ago. I watched and participated in the decline and fall of American industry. Before I moved to Colorado, I had to take some of the worst jobs in the world, out on the road working in crumpling steel mills in Pittsburg, chemical plants in Ashtabula and Erie, and in Cleveland and Detroit. I've seen what plant closings do to communities. I like supporting US manufacturers.
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