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Post# 74316   7/20/2005 at 10:54 (6,825 days old) by kevinpreston3 ()        

...of bidding war for Maytag.

OUTSTANDING





Post# 74355 , Reply# 1   7/20/2005 at 21:26 (6,825 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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I'm relieved too Kevin.

Post# 74380 , Reply# 2   7/21/2005 at 03:29 (6,825 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        
Don't Start Clapping Just Yet

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Just what do you think Whirlpool or "god-forbid" Ripplewood are going to do if they get their mitts on Maytag? More likely than not and if history is any guide Maytag will be gutted like a catfish and raped for every penny it's various divisions can bring in, then left to twist in the wind.

At least Haier wanted the applinace maker for what it was, and probably would have kept some production in the United States, even if it meant moving plants to lower cost areas. Whirlpool OTHO has moved a large part of it's production overseas and will probably do the same with Maytag. Neither Whirlpool nor Ripplewood are going to at least "try" and make nice with the unions. Both will probably use every trick in the book legal and otherwise to shut things down/cut costs to recoup their costs/make the deal pay.

Just my two pence,

Launderess


Post# 74388 , Reply# 3   7/21/2005 at 05:13 (6,824 days old) by magic clean ()        
?????

Launderess states "Whirlpool OTHO has moved a large part of it's production overseas".

O.K. what North American manufacturing facilities and products are we talking about????

What "major" appliances for sale in the U.S. and Canada are produced "overseas" in Whirlpool factories and sold here?



Post# 74396 , Reply# 4   7/21/2005 at 07:11 (6,824 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan and Palm Springs, CA)        

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HE3T, for a start (Germany)

Post# 74401 , Reply# 5   7/21/2005 at 08:08 (6,824 days old) by westyslantfront ()        
Maytag Whirltag Maypool

All in all, everything will be governed by corporate greed but it remains to be seen what the ultimate fate of Maytag will be.
After convention, I was in Newton, IA...a pleasant little town but it appears that everyone there is nervous and morale at the Maytag factory is low. If only Maytag stuck to washers, dryers, and dishwashers, and did not absorb so many other companies....again, it is corporate greed that is at the bottom of things.


Post# 74684 , Reply# 6   7/22/2005 at 19:45 (6,823 days old) by magic clean ()        
Whirlpool and its major appliances sold in North America

*Front-load washers made in Schorndorf Germany
*Compact Front-load washer & dryer made in Italy
*Microwaves made in Sweden, China & Korea
*Air Conditioners, filters & dehumidifiers: LaVergne TN
*Built-in refrigeration: LaVergne TN
*small refrigerators: Mexico
*Dishwashers: Findlay OH, & New Zealand
*Clothes dryers: Marion OH
*Top load washers: Clyde OH
*Small appliances: Greenville OH
*Top freezer refrigerators: Evansville IN
*Undercounter Icemkers: Evansville IN
*SXS refrigerators & icemakers: Fort Smith AR
*Trash compactors: Fort Smith AR
*Freestanding gas & electric ranges: Tulsa OK & Oxford MS
*Wall ovens & Cooktops: Oxford MS
*plated steel component manufacturing: Benton Harbor MI
*parts distribution: Plainfield IN
Some U.S. products are exported to other markets worldwide. Many products made and sold here!





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