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Post# 276859   4/26/2008 at 08:26 (5,815 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)        

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So I just saw an Electrolux commercial the other day for their kitchen and laundry appliances.

Is Electrolux making its way into the U.S.?
Are they going to replace Frigidaire with their own corporate name?






Post# 276885 , Reply# 1   4/26/2008 at 10:37 (5,814 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)        

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I haven't seen their laundry but they have a select set of prodicts known as "ICON"with the Electrolux logo on them.I seriously doubt,due to their awsome success in front loading washers as well as their refrigerators,ranges and dishwasher sales, that they'll drop the big F anytime soon.

Post# 276915 , Reply# 2   4/26/2008 at 11:24 (5,814 days old) by passatdoc (Orange County, California)        

They have been selling Electrolux branded fridges, ranges, cooktops, dishwashers, and outdoor grills for about three years now. They appear to be upgraded Frigidaire models, except for the SS ranges, which Frigidaire doesn't offer (they have ranges with SS trim, but not commercial grade SS ranges). It seems as if they are reserving the Electrolux brand for their luxury models, and reserving Frigidaire for their middle of the road models. Frigidaire has been around for so long and has such name recognition, I doubt they would ditch the name anytime soon. Frigidaire FL machines (in particular model 2940) are among Consumer Reports three recommended Best Buys (combination of performance and price), so they would be foolish to rebrand their appliances as Frigidaire's reputation for FLs continues to grow.

Post# 276961 , Reply# 3   4/26/2008 at 17:46 (5,814 days old) by mrx ()        

I'd expect they'll do what they've done with brands that they've acquired in Europe.

It will be "Frigidaire-Electrolux" all of a sudden.

Zanussi, AEG and quite a few others have been suddenly suffixed with electrolux over here.


Post# 277010 , Reply# 4   4/27/2008 at 03:14 (5,814 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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I read somewhere---at least a year ago---that Electrolux would be the premium brand and Frigidaire the mid-price brand. The Electrolux line looks great; wish they'd introduce laundry products in the USA.

Post# 277046 , Reply# 5   4/27/2008 at 09:37 (5,814 days old) by passatdoc (Orange County, California)        

Some of Frigidaire's kitchen appliances carry the "Gallery" designation, I guess it's their upscale models that are below Electrolux. I have a 2001 gas convection range by Frigidaire that is marked "Gallery" I guess similar to GE's Profile line or what have you. I also have a counter depth Frigidaire Gallery fridge from 2005 and it says "Frigidaire Gallery by Electrolux" on the door, so I think they are moving in a "by Electrolux" direction, at least for their top of the line models.

Post# 277055 , Reply# 6   4/27/2008 at 10:03 (5,813 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)        
Dual branding

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Hey guys
As of next month Zanussi will no longer be dual branded . Electrolux are aiming to have 3 tiers of appliances Zanussi at entry level AEG as mid range and Electrolux as Tol . I found it suprising the didnt choose AEG as their top range but there ya go !
Seamus


Post# 277058 , Reply# 7   4/27/2008 at 10:23 (5,813 days old) by zodawash (Lincolnshire,United Kingdom)        
Zanussi

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Yes Seamus they are also dropping "the appliance of science" on the Zanussi brand which they had resurrected from years before. I guess someone somewhere has to keep themselves employed dreaming up ideas of branding and changing it every few years to keep us on our toes. Look at what Indesit are doing. I'm sure at some point it all goes full circle.

Steve


Post# 277068 , Reply# 8   4/27/2008 at 11:36 (5,813 days old) by cvillewasherbo ()        
Commercials--Electrolux

What's her name (from that show with Regis, who has that gorgeous husband) has a lot of commercials now for E'lux on the Food Channel and others. Nice commercials, I also like the new commercial for the GE Cafe Line.
Who can afford all that stuff?
Courtney in Virginia.


Post# 277149 , Reply# 9   4/27/2008 at 19:47 (5,813 days old) by rolls_rapide (.)        
That is weird!

For ages, AEG was the top line brand, Zanussi, was mid range, and Electrolux was seen as entry level.

Your 1990's high falutin' AEG could now be seen as 'mid level'!

And my 2001 Zanussi (previously seen as a mid brand) is now seen as entry level - the shame of it!

At least with Miele they are seen as prestigious, any which way you look at it.


Post# 277184 , Reply# 10   4/27/2008 at 21:42 (5,813 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)        

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Zanussi used to have a line of commercial,coin operated washers.The first place I ever saw the brand name was at a neighborhood laundromat that had them as well as Speed Queen and Maytag washers.

Post# 277234 , Reply# 11   4/28/2008 at 05:54 (5,813 days old) by dascot (Scotland)        

They're changing the positioning to that? Bizarre. Would make far more sense to have the main ones as :

Zanussi -> Electrolux -> AEG

With Tricity Bendix/Bendix as a cheaper option not sold everywhere, and the John Lewis own brand machines as equivalent to Electrolux roughly.


Post# 277260 , Reply# 12   4/28/2008 at 11:02 (5,812 days old) by maytagwc401 ()        

The dishwasher seems to be made by Maytag. It's exactly like a Maytag tall tub, except the racks are dark grey. That's the Icon model that I saw here in Canada.

Serge


Post# 277386 , Reply# 13   4/28/2008 at 22:59 (5,812 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)        

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So what the hell's going on here?
That Electrolux | Icon dishwasher is identical in every way to Maytag's current system.
Did Whirlpool sell off the tooling???
What's with this "surge" washing they're talking about? What'd they do to the Maytag?

This can mean a few things:
Whirlpool sold off the Maytag Jackson tooling to big E.
Big E is now using the Maytag system, with a few mods, perhaps increased reliability???


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Post# 277608 , Reply# 14   4/30/2008 at 03:14 (5,811 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)        

Has anybody noticed that Electrolux is using the "Bewitched" theme song as a backround to their television adverts?

Post# 277638 , Reply# 15   4/30/2008 at 09:33 (5,811 days old) by passatdoc (Orange County, California)        

I wonder if Samantha, Endora, Esmerelda, Serena, and Aunt Clara ever owned Electrolux appliances. ;)

My understanding is that there was a US company called Electrolux (made high end vacuum cleaners) founded by a Swedish immigrant, and that company owned the right to use the name "Electrolux" in the USA. Although Electrolux eventually acquired the remnant of the US Electrolux (vacuum cleaner) company in the 1990s, they could not use the name Electrolux when they bought Frigidaire in the 1980s.

One thing is certain: it didn't hurt Swedish Electrolux's vacuum cleaner sales in the US, because people thought the old, very high quality (US) Electrolux company had started up again. I never realized the distinction and remember the durable Electrolux cannister vacs made in the US, I just assumed Swedish Electrolux had been making them here since the 1930s. Now and then when I would drop off a vacuum cleaner at the repair store for repairs, I would see a vintage Electrolux cannister waiting to be picked up by its owner after servicing. You could tell those units were built to last.


Post# 277675 , Reply# 16   4/30/2008 at 15:18 (5,810 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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The Electrolux Icon dishwashers are being sourced from the Maytag/Jenn Air factory. Not sure why, perhaps the Frigidaire USA plant is only producing plastic-tub machines and they haven't modified a European-built model to U.S. standards?

Surge Washing might be a similar phase like that on Whirlpool dishwashers - during the main wash, the circulation pump is cycled on and off to blast away soils.


Post# 277739 , Reply# 17   5/1/2008 at 04:53 (5,810 days old) by mrx ()        

The Electrolux vacuum cleaner was brought to the US and Canada in the 1920s and manufactured under licence there. It was an Electrolux design and carried the Electrolux name and logo. The US company that manufactured it had rights to use Electrolux's branding.

In the 1990s Electrolux went through a major phase of tidying up its branding and pulled the Electrolux marketing licence in the US. The company which had been making Electrolux vacuums had to change its name and no longer has access to Electrolux technology or designs.

Their logo is :

I assume the logic is that Electrolux wanted to start marketing a wide range of domestic appliances under its own name in the US/Canada.

Electrolux is an absolutely huge corporation by any standards. It's the world's 2nd largest manufacturer of domestic appliances, after Whirlpool.

It has annual revenues of over €11bn (US$17 billion)

After a major study in the late 1950s Electrolux decided to create a new logo as their group trademark was not identifiable enough.

Carlo L Vivarelli won a Swiss design competition to create the logo.
It's supposed to be an "E shape" casting a shadow on a globe.

Introduced in 1962, it's been the company's logo ever since


Post# 277782 , Reply# 18   5/1/2008 at 10:13 (5,809 days old) by passatdoc (Orange County, California)        

We still don't know what brand of vacuum cleaner Mrs. Gladys Kravitz owned. ;)

Post# 277794 , Reply# 19   5/1/2008 at 12:42 (5,809 days old) by retro-man (- boston,ma)        

I have an Electolux central vac system in the house. I purchased a couple of years ago an addditional hose and tool kit to keep downstairs. The new rug beater and tools just have the word LUX on them in big letters then in smaller script it says The Original since 1924. I guess its there new name here?
Jon


Post# 277810 , Reply# 20   5/1/2008 at 14:34 (5,809 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)        

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What once was the original Electrolux is now sold under the company name Aerus. They do print Lux on the power head and cannisters. If you look on the underside of the power nozzle it will probably say Aerus somewhere.

Gary


Post# 278055 , Reply# 21   5/3/2008 at 07:22 (5,808 days old) by retro-man (- boston,ma)        

Well I checked on the bottom and it just has patent numbers and made in USA on the bottom. Now the side kick which is a motorized small unit for furniture has made in China on the bottom. Nothing about Aerus anywhere.
Jon


Post# 278082 , Reply# 22   5/3/2008 at 11:31 (5,807 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)        
Woo-hoo!

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My roommate pointed out that, if you rotate the Electrolux logo counterclockwise, it becomes an instant success for Speedo!


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