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While we're on it, I'm a little less clear on Jred. I know what the saws are, but does Husky Group own Jred outright or is Jred owned by another entity and contracts for the saws. I ask because, in the US at least, the distribution chains are entirely seperate for the 2. Set me straight ST
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The Jonsered brand is owned by Husky, but the sales organizations are separate (not only in the US), even though
the Husqvarna group is behind both (and several more). In some cases it is outsourced.
It is important (but not always easy) to see the difference between
the Husqvarna group and the Husky sales organization. The picture can be quite difficult to read.....
Another important issue to remember is that the
factories still are seperate, and not integrated, even though they have the same ultimate owner.
Regarding the saws, it is very different with Jonsered than with Poulan, as all the saws except the two cheapest ones are made at the Husky factory in Sweden, and are slightly different versions of Husky models. The two cheapest are made by Poulan, as with Husky. No saws are made at the Jonsered factory.
A third variant is with Partner, still another with Zenoah/Redmax, and there are more....