SANYO is composed of Roman characters, and the N in the center of the logo is composed of five lines that extend strongly from above to below. The company's name means "three oceans" in Japanese, which means that the founder of the company has brought them. Products are sold around the world, across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean ambitions. At the same time, it also contains the meaning of Sanyo's desire to develop together with the people of the world connected through the three oceans based on the three pillars of humanity, technology, and service.

Whirlpool (China) Co., Ltd. was established in November 2014. The company is located in Hefei High-tech Industrial Development Zone. Currently, major shareholders: Whirlpool Corporation of the United States (51%), Hefei State-owned Assets Holding Group (23.34%), social circulating shares (25.66%), and registered capital of RMB 766.44 million. The company owns four major brands: Whirlpool, Sanyo, Didu and Rongshida. Its business covers more than 40 countries and regions around the world, covering white goods such as refrigerators and washing machines, as well as kitchen appliances and household appliances. The company has been rated as " Outstanding foreign-invested enterprises in the country” and “China’s most innovative enterprises.”

The company's predecessor was Hefei Rongshida Sanyang Electric Co., Ltd. (Hefei Sanyang), and was established in November 1994. After nearly 20 years of development, Hefei Sanyo has established a comprehensive home appliance manufacturing base in Hefei, China's largest home appliance industry base. Especially after 2008, the company entered a stage of great development, fully explored domestic and foreign markets, and established an international independent brand "Didu"; it took back the "Rongshida" brand, maintained rapid growth for many years, creating a development miracle in the home appliance industry. Become a dark horse in the industry. On this basis, the company has strategically cooperated with Whirlpool in the United States and successfully transformed into "Whirlpool (China) Co., Ltd." and started a new round of leapfrog development journey.

Whirlpool is one of the largest large-scale home appliance manufacturers in the world. Founded in 1911, it is headquartered in Pentium Port, Michigan, USA. It owns 8 well-known international brands including Whirlpool, Mattel, and Amanner, with business covering more than 170 globally. In each country and region, it has 47 production bases, 26 R&D centers and 4 design centers around the world. Provide 9 major series of home appliances with excellent quality to consumers around the world.

Whirlpool (China) Co., Ltd. takes the former Hefei Sanyo Company as a platform and integrates Whirlpool's original R&D, quality manufacturing and sales team in the Chinese market, establishes a national technology center and a national accredited laboratory to simultaneously share Whirlpool's latest global Research results, carry out independent research and development, and actively integrate into the global innovation system.

Based on the local management culture, Whirlpool China fully learns from and absorbs Whirlpool's corporate culture, inherits the innovation and integrity tradition guided by Whirlpool's values, and strives to build the company into China's largest washing machine manufacturer, the top three refrigerator manufacturers and China's first home appliance exporter. We have jointly created 8 million washing machines, 4 million refrigerators, 10 million microwave ovens, 20 million sets of variable frequency motors, and comprehensive development of new categories and new products, becoming one of the two poles of Whirlpool's development in the world. In the new era, the company is based in the local area, facing the world, transforms and innovates, actively expands and strengthens China's home appliance industry, contributes to Hefei becoming a world-class home appliance industry base, and continues to enjoy the high-quality life brought by advanced technology for global consumers to enjoy the high-quality life brought by advanced technology. effort.

Hefei Rongshida Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. is a Sino-Japanese joint venture jointly invested by former Rongshida Group and Japan Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., located in Hefei High-tech Industrial Development Zone. It was officially put into production in November 1994 and was in July 2004. Officially listed on the A-share market on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 600983). The company mainly produces washing machines, microwave ovens and core components and other products. The market share of washing machines and microwave ovens ranks third in the industry, the first international brand, and has entered the first camp of China's home appliance industry.

About the acquisition: In October 2014, Whirlpool announced the formal acquisition of 51% of the shares of Hefei Rongshida Sanyang Electric Co., Ltd. (Hefei Sanyang) and became its controlling shareholder. The company was renamed Whirlpool (China) Co., Ltd.