About Midea
Midea Group (SZ:000333) is a publicly listed Fortune 500 company and the world’s leading manufacturer of home appliances. With more than 166,000 employees and a presence in over 195 countries, including in the United States, Midea’s products touch the lives of millions of people and families through air treatment, refrigeration, laundry, small and large kitchen appliances, water appliances, floor care, and lighting.
Midea has a Research and Development Center in Louisville, KY, as well as an Emerging Technology Center in In San Jose, California. Midea understands that the home is a special place, and the moments people spend there are precious. The Midea brand’s promise to all its U.S. customers is to provide friendly solutions to treasure those tiny moments at home. Therefore, the company creates home appliance innovations, that not only perform a function but have a meaningful impact for those who use them.
166,000
Employees
195
Countries of operation
245th
on the Global Fortune 500
$53.26B
Annual global revenue (USD)
260
Logistics centers worldwide
21
Production facilities
Local insights, Local Design
The Midea America Research Center (MARC) in Louisville, Kentucky, is the Midea Group's US research hub, working on R&D, innovation, and the product development strategy for our US branded products and expanding existing product categories. Our experts at MARC give the Midea Group its deep understanding of the US appliance industry, its trends, and its customers. They explore technology and product innovation and generate US patents, providing technical support for the product categories within the group's North American business. This Center also actively participates in standard-setting bodies and interacts with government regulatory organizations and third-party testing agencies.