[1] It was created in 1975 when White Consolidated Industries bought the Westinghouse Electric Corporation's major appliance business.

[citation needed] Westinghouse entered the major appliance industry by acquiring the "Copeman Electric Stove Company" in 1917.

Electric ranges were first demonstrated by Thomas Ahearn in 1892, gained in popularity as electrification became widespread throughout the United States.

Appliances bearing the White-Westinghouse name were made by Electrolux after 1998 under license from Paramount Global through its Westinghouse brand management subsidiary.

Televisions continued to be produced by Daewoo, but were re-labeled as Curtis-Mathes, another brand licensed to Kmart for a brief period of time.