AEG Hausgeräte GmbH, simply known as AEG or AEG Electrolux, is a German household appliances company.[1]
Founded in 1887, it originally belonged to the German company of the same name,[2] active in the electronics and metalworking sectors. In 1994, the household appliances division was sold to the Swedish company Electrolux,[3] which still owns it and sells products under the brand name.
History
The AEG brand was born in 1887 following the name change of the company founded in 1883.[2]
In 1985, AEG was acquired by Daimler-Benz, into which it was incorporated in 1996.[4]
In 1994, AEG's household appliances division was sold to the Swedish multinational Electrolux, which relaunched the brand as AEG Electrolux in 2005.[3]
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References
- AEG www.aeg.com, retrieved 2014-07-29^
- Aktien und Historische Wertpapiere Geschichte der AEG www.dm-aktie.de^
- AEG Sets Job Cuts And Sale Of Unit - Brandon Mitchener, International Herald Tribune / The New York Times, 9 December 1993^
- AEG's journey from global electrics giant to major appliance brand retrieved 3 July 2023^