GE Appliances, a Haier company, unveiled a $3 billion investment plan to expand its U.S. operations over the next five years, focusing on manufacturing, workforce growth, and community engagement.
The initiative will target technology development, product innovation, and advanced manufacturing capabilities across the company’s 11 domestic plants.
The investment will support expansions in GE Appliances’ air conditioning and water heating portfolio, boost production across all product lines, and modernize facilities with automation and upgraded equipment.
The first phase will begin at plants in Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and South Carolina.
Since 2016, GE Appliances’ total investment in U.S. manufacturing facilities and its nationwide distribution network will reach $6.5 billion once the new plan is completed.
The latest $3 billion initiative represents the company’s second-largest investment on record — and in the U.S. appliance industry — surpassed only by the development of Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky, in the 1950s.
“We are defining the future of manufacturing at GE Appliances by investing in our plants, people, and communities,” Kevin Nolan, president and CEO of GE Appliances, said in a press release.
“No other appliance company over the last decade has invested more in U.S. manufacturing than we have, and our $3 billion, five-year plan shows that our commitment to U.S. manufacturing will continue into the future,” Nolan added.
In Camden, South Carolina, the company will add demand-response electric water heater and GeoSpring hybrid heat pump water heater production to its existing gas water heater line. The expansion, set for completion by early 2026, will double the plant’s output and workforce.
At its Selmer, Tennessee facility, Monogram Refrigeration LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of GE Appliances, will introduce two new 2-ton Vertical Zoneline air conditioner models in December.
In LaFayette, Georgia, Roper Corporation has undergone significant upgrades over the past two years, enabling production of gas, electric, and induction ranges, as well as wall ovens and cooktops. The facility, which previously specialized in electric ranges, is scaling up production of gas ranges previously manufactured in Mexico.
The Decatur, Alabama plant, which produces top-freezer refrigerators, will insource six 22-cubic-foot models to meet customer demand more efficiently. Production is expected to ramp up by the end of August.