Toro also owns Gravely and Lawnboy.
Face it, we are in the age of mergers and aquisitions
Look into chainsaws.
The Johnserad / Huskaverna group are tied to Singer (sewing machines) who also own other saw brands.(forget which ones)
I agree that often paint is the main differance.
Also many items get 'sub assembled' in China and completed in USA and then often say 'made in USA', depending on % of domestic content.