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• Cash For Clunkers – Appliance Clunkers
  August 27th, 2009
  

  Here’s some good news if you’ve got an old household appliance you’ve been wanting to replace. The government’s $300 million dollar incentive plan will help you pay for it. The plan is meant to help the appliance industry by giving a boost to slow appliance sales nationwide, but the relatively small amount of [...]

• GE’s Appliances for Smaller Homes
  July 29th, 2009
  

  One outcome of the declining real estate market has been a move to building and offering smaller homes. It was a trend that had been suspected but earlier this year the statistics were announced that back it up. The average size of homes started in the third quarter of 2008 was 2,438 [...]

• GE Stainless Upgrade, Plus Kitchen and Vacation Sweepstakes
  June 3rd, 2009
  

  For a limited time, GE is offering an upgrade on selected models of their refrigerators, dishwashers, ovens, and microwaves. You can choose a stainless finish for the same price as white, bisque or black. You can find all the details HERE.
  GE is also offering a Grand Prize trip to your choice of [...]

• GE $2500 Sweepstakes
  March 2nd, 2009
  

  This is just like winning a new appliance in retroactively. All you need to do is register your GE appliance, and you will be automatically entered in a monthly drawing for $2500 from GE. The contest lasts until October 2009 and winners will be awarded a check for the full amount. You [...]

• Pro-Style Ranges, Who, What and Why
  February 25th, 2009
  

  We’ve all seen them, those big, shiny ranges that are often the centerpiece of a new kitchen or remodel.  The question is do you need one?
  You might be interested in one for the style it adds to your home even if the added power that comes with the equipment is not something you’ll use.  Professional [...]

• GE Profile Induction Range
  February 16th, 2009
  

  Induction cooking is continuing its rise in popularity and the manufacturers are responding.  If you’ve been hearing about induction cooking, but haven’t a clue how it works, you can read about it here, where we explain all the details for you.  Including an explanation of why only half that chocolate bar in the picture is [...]

• Appliance Manufacturers are Aiming at Boomers
  December 31st, 2008
  

  What’s next?  The Baby Boom generation is everywhere.  As a child of the 60’s I’ve often had mixed emotions towards them – annoyance at how much attention they get combined with gratitude that they cause so many changes that I will benefit from in the future.  One of those changes is happening now in the [...]

• GE Delays Sale of Appliance Division
  December 22nd, 2008
  

  The on again off again sale of GE’s appliance division is off once again.  (Say that three time fast.)
  As we have been following the story here at appliance.net, GE  put its appliance sector up for sale last May.  There have been rumors of purchase offers, including one from Chinese manufacturer Haier who retreated in November as [...]

• Recall: GE to Inspect and Repair Wall Ovens Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
  November 19th, 2008
  

  Name of Product: GE®, GE Profile™, Monogram® and Kenmore® Wall Ovens
  Units: About 244,000
  Manufacturer: GE Consumer & Industrial, of Louisville, Ky.
  Hazard: The extreme heat used in the self-clean cycle can escape, if the wall oven door is removed and incorrectly re-attached by the installer or the consumer. This can pose a fire and burn hazard to [...]

• GE Wants to Try a New Refrigerant
  November 17th, 2008
  

  GE is asking for federal approval to use, in the U.S., a type of refrigerant that has low global warming potential and is widely used in Europe and Asia.
  The company has filed a petition with the Environmental Protection Agency to allow it to use isobutane, a hydrocarbon, in household refrigerators. Hydrocarbons like propane and butane [...]

• Haier Still Considering GE
  November 14th, 2008
  

  News had it that Haier planned to make an offer for the appliance division of GE, but Haier said it plans not to bid for General Electric Co’s appliances unit until it sees clear signs of a U.S. market recovery, according to a Reuters report.
  A bid for GE’s appliances business, which the U.S. giant put on [...]

• GE to Launch New Line of Smart Appliances
  October 8th, 2008
  

  In the first Quarter of 2009, GE will introduce a suite of ‘’smart” appliances.  Energy Manage-ment Enabled Appliances. These GE appliances will be enabled to receive a signal from their local utility. The appliances will receive the control message and react based on the appliance internal programming. It requires no consumer interaction.
  ”Now that ENERGY STAR® [...]

• Win a New GE Profile Washer/Dryer Pair
  August 20th, 2008
  

  Visit Times Square on August 26th, 2008 for a free demonstration of GE’s newest washer/dryer pair. Between 8 a.m. ET and 4 p.m. ET, be sure to enter this event’s sweepstakes for a chance to win your own GE Profile frontload laundry pair with a SmartDispense pedestal and dryer storage pedestal.
  The Washer:
  Uses H2ition to sense the [...]

• Will GE’s Appliances Suffer Under a New Owner?
  June 23rd, 2008
  

  By now, GE’s upcoming sale of their popular appliance division is common knowledge and many people are wondering what will become of one of the most popular brands in the US when it is sold.  GE appliances rank highly with sources such as Consumer Reports.  When news that GE was considering a sale of the [...]

• GE Monogram with Advantium Speedcook Technology
  June 19th, 2008
  

  The Monogram Wall Oven with Advantium Speedcook Technology has led the way in oven performance, harnessing the power of intense halogen light to deliver results in minutes with this exclusive GE technology. Today, the Advantium pushes the boundaries of culinary innovation even further with a  repertoire of cooking capabilities and enhanced design options.
  Performance Capabilities

  New Monogram [...]

• GE CEO cites five potential bidders for appliances
  June 12th, 2008
  

  General Electric Co Chief Executive Jeff Immelt on Wednesday named five non-U.S. appliance manufacturers, including China’s Haier, South Korea’s LG Electronics, Sweden’s Electrolux, Mexico’s Controladora Mabe and Turkey’s Arcelik, as potential bidders for the company’s century-old appliances business.
  The chief of the second-largest U.S. company by market capitalization said it was “obvious” who would be interested [...]

• Newly Expanded GE Café Series of Appliances
  May 16th, 2008
  

  The newest additions to the GE Café series include two counter-depth refrigerators, and a new electric range.
  Refrigerators:
  The counter-depth styling allows the appliances to blend seamlessly with the surrounding cabinetry, achieving a built-in look without the added expense of a built-in model.
  The new counter-depth 25-cubic-foot side-by-side refrigerator is available with ClimateKeeper2™ technology, featuring a dual-evaporator [...]

• GE Brings Good Things to an End – Exits the Appliance Business
  May 14th, 2008
  

  Its all about gross margins. General Electric confirmed today that they are leaving the appliance business and will sell their appliance division to the highest bidder, as part of the “most active portfolio change in the history of the company.” GE, which entered the appliance business in 1907, is closing one of its [...]

• LG and GE to Share Patents
  March 17th, 2008
  

  News from appliancemagazine.com a trade magazine, reports:
  LG Electronics has entered into a cross licensing agreement with GE Consumer & Industrial that will allow LG and GE to use one another’s patents for refrigerators and cooking appliances without paying licensing fees.
  “We believe that this licensing arrangement with GE will enhance our ability [...]

• GE Tankless Gas Water Heater
  February 27th, 2008
  

  A hot shower. Few rituals bring as much pleasure as does standing beneath a warm spray. And few things can spoil that ritual as much as finding that the person who showered before you has used up every drop of hot water.
  The new line of GE® tankless gas water heaters provides a continuous supply of [...]