Founded in Germany, Siemens is a global company that specialises in designing and manufacturing high quality household appliances.
Made in Germany: Among other places, Siemens home appliances are manufactured in six German factories that employ about 14,000 employees. An award-winning blend of technology and design.
Siemens is incorporated in Germany and has its corporate headquarters in Munich. As of 2011, has operations in around 190 countries and approximately 285 production and manufacturing facilities.
All Bosch Series 8 washing machines are made in Germany. Before our front load washing machines leave our factory, we test every tiny detail and subject them to extensive stress tests.
Renamed BSH Hausgeräte GmbH in 1998, the company has been a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bosch Group since the beginning of 2015. Over its 50-year history, the business has grown from a German exporter to the world's second-largest manufacturer of home appliances.
Made in Germany
All dishwashers with glassZone and Zeolith drying are manufactured in Germany. Innovations from Siemens are innovations "Made in Germany". Siemens has always manufactured household appliances at six locations in Germany.
The build quality of all Miele appliances is amazing – every single part in a Miele appliance is made at the Miele factory in Germany where they test them to last for 20 years. Most other manufactures will source parts from all over the world, mainly to try and keep the price down.
With our HQ in Munich and offices and factories in all major German cities, we're ideally located to lead some of the country's most challenging projects.
By fiscal 2021, Siemens had built five DECs in Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou and Chengdu. In April 2019, Siemens MindSphere IoT-as-a-Service solution was deployed on Alibaba Cloud, and MindSphere ecosystem started to take shape. Over 200 companies in China develop and use applications on MindSphere.
The parent company of Bosch, Thermador, and Gaggenau home appliances is now entirely owned by Robert Bosch GmbH.
Our conclusion. This fridge freezer is more expensive than many we tried, but it does offer quality, practicality and versatility. The fridge capacity and layout are generous compared to the other products we tested with a similar-sized freezer.
GHI Expert Verdict
We found this Siemens oven a pleasure to use and thought it was a great all-rounder for a reasonable price. The full-colour digital control is clear and conveniently pairs each function with a suggested temperature setting.
Both Neff and Siemens offer a huge range of features on their appliances, some overlap and some are exclusive to each manufacturer. There is a simple reason for the overlap; both Neff and Siemens are part of the same group, owned alongside a third well known home appliance manufacturer, Bosch.
Bosch is a German brand that competes in the global marketplace. Bosch has many factories around the world to serve local markets. For the U.S. market, Bosch predominantly manufactures its appliances in North Carolina.
Bosch and Miele dishwashers are the best on the market for a reason. These German dishwashers are purchased by the millions for the quality, design, features, and cleaning power they provide.
Many of these units were manufacturered at Whirlpool's Bauknecht factory in Germany and were sold under the Maytag, Whirlpool Duet and Kenmore Elite HE3 brands. Production is expected to be 200K – 300K per year and to start running off the line Q3 – Q4 this year.
Samsung refrigerators are made in South Korea, Germany, China, Hungary, South Africa, Luxemburg, Sweden, and India. In 2018, Samsung Electronics America began commercial production of home appliances in Newberry County, South Carolina. Most LG refrigerators are made in South Korea, with some models made in China.
LG Electronics USA Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $48 billion global force and technology leader in consumer electronics, home appliances and mobile communications.
Robert Bosch scored higher in 5 areas: Overall Rating, Work-life balance, Culture & Values, % Recommend to a friend and Positive Business Outlook. Siemens scored higher in 1 area: CEO Approval. Both tied in 3 areas: Career Opportunities, Compensation & Benefits and Senior Management.
In 2015, Bosch acquired home appliance unit of Siemens. So, Siemens now is wholly owned subsidiary of Bosch. Bosch has kept Siemens as an independent sub-brand rather than merging it.
GHI EXPERT VERDICT
This dishwasher boasts excellent scores across the board. From a great performance score to achieving nearly perfect scores for ease of use and design, the Siemens SN258I06TG is a dishwasher worth investing in.