GE Appliances Plans $3B-Plus Manufacturing Investment
Move will add HVAC production at plants in Tennessee, South Carolina
DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING: The GE Appliances plant in Camden, South Carolina, where gas water heaters are made. With new investment, the company plans to begin the production of demand-response electric water heaters and hybrid heat-pump water heaters there next year.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — GE Appliances plans to invest more than $3 billion over the next five years in its U.S. operations, workforce, and communities. The move is expected to create about 1,000 jobs.
The company, part of the Haier Group Corp., will expand its U.S.-made air-conditioning and water-heating portfolio, increase output across all product lines, and further modernize its 11 U.S. manufacturing plants with new automation and capital equipment. The first phase of investments will begin at plants in Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and South Carolina, a press release from GE Appliances said.
“We are defining the future of manufacturing at GE Appliances by investing in our plants, people, and communities,” said Kevin Nolan, president and CEO of GE Appliances. “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.”
The investment is the second largest in the history of GE Appliances, surpassed only by the creation in the 1950s of Appliance Park, the company’s global headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky, the company said.
The investment will increase production at two GE Appliances plants where HVAC products are made.
At the plant in Camden, South Carolina, where gas water heaters are made, the company will add the production of demand-response electric water heaters and its GeoSpring hybrid heat-pump water heaters. Investments are expected to be in place by early 2026, and the project will double the plant’s output and employment, the company said.
In December, Monogram Refrigeration, a wholly owned subsidiary of GE Appliances, will begin manufacturing two new models of the 2-ton Vertical Zoneline Air Conditioners at its plant in Selmer, Tennessee, which makes air and water products, the company said.
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With more than 4,000 U.S. jobs added since 2016, and more than 1,000 new jobs anticipated from the new investment, GE Appliances continues to place employees at the center of its growth strategy, the company said.
“Infrastructure and tools matter, but they are not enough,” said Bill Good, vice president of supply chain for GE Appliances. “America’s manufacturing renaissance will be built by people. That’s why we’re partnering with universities, technical schools, and high schools to develop the next generation of manufacturing leaders. We’re not just bringing jobs back — we’re bringing purpose, pride, and possibility back to American industry.”
GE Appliances is also focused on meeting urgent needs for clean water and laundry services through initiatives like the Disaster Response Command Trailer — developed in partnership with WaterStep to provide clean water and sanitation in Kentucky — and the Mobile Laundry Unit, created with the American Red Cross to deliver laundry services using GE combo washer/dryers. Both units are built for rapid deployment and are designed to restore comfort to communities recovering from emergencies.
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