Carmine,
To set the record straight about Electrolux. Electrolux AB the owner of Eureka wanted to get it's Trademark name back so it could use it on it's appliances in the U.S. and Canada. In 1968 Electrolux AB who owned a share of the U.S. Electrolux sold the Trademark and all patents and everything else in the U.S. and Canada to Consolidated Foods Corp. later changed their name to Sara Lee. They (Electrolux AB ) wanted to buy the Electrolux cleaner line back in 1970 and was turned down. They then bought Eureka.
When the people that bought the Electrolux Company from Sara Lee ,things changed in the way things were done at Electrolux. Products were priority and improvement for sales staff. Electrolux AB approached Electrolux USA (Aerus) to buy the Trademark back. Some deals that are confidential were made. None involving being bought out buy Electrolux AB of Sweden. Electrolux Name remained on the cleaners until 2003. All products carry the LUX Trademark and sold in North America are Aerus.
The Aerus brand is not as restricted now as to where they can be sold. In the past Electrolux was restricted to where it was sold . USA and Canada.
I had heard from different people that the Electrolux USA was bought by Eureka .As I have said Electrolux AB of Sweden owns Eureka, Fridgidaire, Husqvarna, Weedeater, and several other companies in the U.S.
Aerus products are good products. Anyone that calls the past product junky have not been there when the few problems occurred and saw what was done to correct the problems. In reply to Hooverman the Renny was the only new machine that I saw a problem in the handle controls. They have been fixed since. I have a Guardian or should I say my wife does that is 9 years old and hasn't had a problem. The Epic 8000 was the first cleaner under new management to address the handle problem and my customers are happy with their cleaners.
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