Midea

Midea was founded in 1968 in Foshan, southern China, and is by unit volume one of the largest appliance makers in the world – much of it contract manufacturing under other brand names.

In Germany the group became known above all through its 2016 takeover of the Augsburg robot maker Kuka. Under its own name Midea sells air conditioners, fridges, washing machines and small appliances, mostly online and priced below the established brands.