Miele makes appliances through its own manufacturing group, owned by the Miele and Zinkann families. It produces in Germany and other countries, including a US oven plant opened in Opelika, Alabama in 2024. [1][2][3]

Who makes Miele?

Owner
Miele & Cie. KG remains owned by its founding families. The company’s FY2025 facts table gives the Miele family 51% and the Zinkann family 49%; it is not a publicly listed appliance brand. [1][3]
Made by
Miele’s 2025 sustainability report describes its own production network and distinguishes subsidiaries and joint ventures. Its Opelika release confirms a first US-assembled 30-inch convection oven. [1][2]
Made in
Germany remains central, with additional plants in Austria, Poland, Romania, the Czech Republic, China and the US identified in the 2025 report. Opelika began oven production in November 2024. Product categories and individual models have different origins. [1][2]

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Miele

Miele makes appliances through its own manufacturing group, owned by the Miele and Zinkann families. It produces in Germany and other countries, including a US oven plant opened in Opelika, Alabama in 2024.

Evidence: [1][2][3]

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  • Miele (Brand): Miele makes appliances through its own manufacturing group, owned by the Miele and Zinkann families. It produces in Germany and other countries, including a US oven plant opened in Opelika, Alabama in 2024. [1][2][3]
  • Miele → Miele (Owner): Miele & Cie. KG remains owned by its founding families. The company’s FY2025 facts table gives the Miele family 51% and the Zinkann family 49%; it is not a publicly listed appliance brand. [1][3]
  • Miele → Manufacturing and sourcing (Manufacturer): Miele’s 2025 sustainability report describes its own production network and distinguishes subsidiaries and joint ventures. Its Opelika release confirms a first US-assembled 30-inch convection oven. [1][2]
  • Manufacturing and sourcing → Opelika, Alabama (Factory): First US oven assembly announced in November 2024. [2]

Who owns Miele?

Miele & Cie. KG remains owned by its founding families. The company’s FY2025 facts table gives the Miele family 51% and the Zinkann family 49%; it is not a publicly listed appliance brand. [1][3]

Who actually makes Miele products?

Miele’s 2025 sustainability report describes its own production network and distinguishes subsidiaries and joint ventures. Its Opelika release confirms a first US-assembled 30-inch convection oven. [1][2]

Where are Miele products made?

Germany remains central, with additional plants in Austria, Poland, Romania, the Czech Republic, China and the US identified in the 2025 report. Opelika began oven production in November 2024. Product categories and individual models have different origins. [1][2]

Is Miele made in China or the USA?

Both China and US manufacturing are confirmed within Miele’s production network. The existence of an Alabama oven plant does not mean every Miele washing machine, dishwasher or vacuum is made in the USA. [1][2]

Same factory, different label

Miele’s corporate production network includes separate businesses and product categories. The sources do not establish a cheaper identical appliance sold under another label from the same line. [1]

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Ownership timeline

  1. 1899: Carl Miele and Reinhard Zinkann founded the business. [3]
  2. 2024-11-14: Miele announced its first oven assembled at Opelika. [2]
  3. 2025: Miele reported continuing founding-family ownership and its global production network. [1][3]

Frequently asked questions

4 questions about this supply chain, answered from the records above.

Where are miele made?

Germany remains central, with additional plants in Austria, Poland, Romania, the Czech Republic, China and the US identified in the 2025 report. Opelika began oven production in November 2024. Product categories and individual models have different origins.[1][2]

Who makes miele?

Miele’s 2025 sustainability report describes its own production network and distinguishes subsidiaries and joint ventures. Its Opelika release confirms a first US-assembled 30-inch convection oven.[1][2]

Who owns miele?

Miele & Cie. KG remains owned by its founding families. The company’s FY2025 facts table gives the Miele family 51% and the Zinkann family 49%; it is not a publicly listed appliance brand.[1][3]

Are Miele vacuums still primarily made in Germany?

Miele’s report confirms German manufacturing within an international production network. It does not establish the country or percentage for every current vacuum model.[1]

Sources and scope

Year-only source dates denote the report’s coverage year. Dated disclosures establish the facts described at that time. Plant output, contracts and ownership can change; this is a selected map, not a complete supplier census.

  1. [1] Miele sustainability report 2025 — 2025 · Primary source · Reviewed 2026-10-21.

    Identifies founding-family ownership and production in Germany and other named countries.

  2. [2] Miele assembles first oven at US plant — 2024-11-14 · Primary source · Reviewed 2026-10-21.

    Confirms Opelika’s first oven and operating start; future range assembly is distinguished from that event.

  3. [3] Miele facts and figures for FY2025 — 2025 · Primary source · Reviewed 2026-10-21.

    Gives family ownership split, 1899 foundation and FY2025 corporate context.

Unconfirmed

  • Unconfirmed: current factory for every model, unnamed outside makers and identical products under other labels.