Manufacturing facilities and investments
GE Appliances' largest manufacturing site, Appliance Park facility in Louisville, Kentucky, produces washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, and bottom-freezer refrigerators. The company also operates manufacturing sites in four states including Decatur, Alabama – which produces top freezer refrigerators; LaFayette, Georgia – cooking products; Selmer, Tennessee – Monogram built-in refrigerators and Zoneline PTACs, and Camden, South Carolina – water heating products. The facilities in LaFayette and Selmer are owned by the company.[18] The company also produces small appliances through small-batch manufacturing at its microfactories, including FirstBuild in Kentucky and CoCREATE in Connecticut.[19]
Since 2016, GE Appliances has launched new businesses and added U.S. investments. The company announced it would make major investments in its U.S. facilities including $200 million into Appliance Park[20] in Louisville, $150 million investment in new distribution centers[21] in Dallas, Denver, Northern Georgia, Northern California, and $115 million in its manufacturing facility in Decatur, Alabama.[22]
In 2020, the company announced it would expand beyond major household goods and begin producing small appliances, including coffee makers, toasters, toaster ovens, and blenders.[23]
In July 2022, GE Appliances created a dedicated team for the recreational living sector, expanding its RV-focused product innovations. Based in Elkhart, Indiana, GE Appliances Recreational Living produces products for motorhomes and campers.[24]
In the same year, GE Appliances launched an Air & Water Solutions division focused on residential and light commercial water heaters, water filtration, HVAC, and ductless heating and cooling solutions.[25] In 2022, the company made a $70 million investment to build gas water heaters in Camden, South Carolina.[26]
In March 2023, GE Appliances co-founded the Home Connectivity Alliance to support interoperability among various smart home devices.[27] In July, the company marked 50 years of building cooking products at its Roper subsidiary in Georgia by investing $118 million in new assembly lines, presses, and workforce programs.[28]
In October 2023, GE Appliances announced two new dishwasher manufacturing lines that completed a $450 million investment announced at Appliance Park in late 2021.[29] In the same month, GE Appliances officially opened its CoCREATE facility in Stamford, Connecticut. This location offers a space for local entrepreneurs, students, and community members to work with GE Appliances on prototype development and small-batch manufacturing.[30] It features a small appliance microfactory, community makerspace, test kitchen, and design center.[31]
In February 2024, the company introduced the EcoBalance Home System, a platform enabling homeowners to monitor and manage energy usage across home systems.[32]
In August 2025, GE Appliances announced a major plan to invest more than $3 billion over the next five years in its U.S. operations, workforce and communities, with a $490 million investment to start production of combo washer/dryers and front-load washers in Louisville, creating 800 new jobs at its largest U.S. manufacturing site, and global headquarters.[33][34]
In January 2026, GE Appliances announced the start of its first-ever in-house water filter manufacturing operation, producing millions of water filters annually, at Appliance Park. The company emphasized this marks their ongoing commitment to U.S. manufacturing, and represents another project stemming from GE Appliances previous $3 billion investment plan in the U.S.[35][36]
