Lifestory Research Reports: LG, Whirlpool, and General Electric Recognized as the 2017 America's Most Trusted Kitchen Appliance Brands

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Jan 24, 2017, 10:00 ET

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Jan. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Lifestory Research is pleased to announce the results of the kitchen appliance brands that are recognized in the 2017 America's Most Trusted® Kitchen Appliance Brand Study. The study, in its fifth year, tracks how trust impacts the evaluations of kitchen appliance brands.

The 2017 Lifestory Research America's Most Trusted® Refrigerator Appliance Brand is LG. LG produced the highest Net Trust Quotient Score among 20 refrigerator brands. Among the top 5 most trusted refrigerator brands, LG was ranked #1, followed in order by (2) General Electric (GE), (3) Maytag, (4) Samsung, and (5) Whirlpool.

The 2017 Lifestory Research America's Most Trusted® Dishwasher Appliance Brand is Whirlpool. Whirlpool produced the highest Net Trust Quotient Score among 20 dishwasher brands. Among the top 5 most trusted dishwasher brands, Whirlpool was ranked #1, followed in order by (2) LG, (3) Kenmore, (4) Maytag, and (5) General Electric (GE).

The 2017 Lifestory Research America's Most Trusted® Cooktop Appliance Brand is General Electric (GE). GE produced the highest Net Trust Quotient Score among 20 cooktop brands. Among the top 5 most trusted cooktop brands, GE was ranked #1, followed in order by (2) Kenmore, (3) LG, (4) Samsung, and (5) Whirlpool.

Consumer opinions are collected over the course of the prior 12 months throughout the United States. To qualify to participate in the study, participants must have indicated that they were aware of specific brands. The study collects opinions of more than 20 brands in each kitchen category, however, only the top 5 most trusted brands are included in the published results. The number of people evaluating each category in the 2017 study included 9,683 among refrigerator brands, 9,615 among the dishwasher brands, and 8,950 among the cooktop brands.

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