Daikin Industries, Ltd. has recently decided to change the company name of its U.S. subsidiary Goodman (Goodman Global Group, Inc., Headquarters: Waller, Texas, United States) to Daikin Comfort Technologies North America, Inc. The name change will become effective from April 1, 2022.
In 2012, Daikin acquired Goodman, a leading manufacturer of residential air conditioners in the U.S., to expand business in North America, the world’s biggest HVAC market. In 2017, the company consolidated Goodman’s four U.S. factories, headquarter, and distribution bases with its establishment of the Daikin Texas Technology Park in the Houston suburbs. This complex accommodates the largest factory of the Daikin Group and manufactures residential and commercial air conditioners and heating equipment.
In addition to existing functions, new R&D division was added at this base to strengthen the product development capability as part of efforts to further expand business in North America. Sales for the Daikin’s air conditioning business in North America have more than doubled since the Goodman acquisition, and the region currently accounts for the most sales of any other region in the Daikin Group, which operates in more than 160 countries worldwide.
