My daughter in law’s dad is a small businessman with an appliance store. He recommended a brand made by Whirlpool because you can get repair parts easily. We have GE for same reason since my husband is a handy man and GE puts their parts diagrams online which helps him choose what to order online from the best source. I am not sure but daughter maybe bought Amana.
When Whirlpool bought Maytag, it got the Amana brand in the deal. Both Maytag and Amana are now Whirlpool brands but are manufactured to Whirlpool design and production specs.
We have 12 year old models of top loading Amana washer (commercial quality, super capacity plus) and front loading Amana dryer (same). Love them both! Have only had one issue with the dryer, which needed a new ball bearing about a year or so ago. Otherwise, they are working great!