Are AC Delco batteries now made in S. Korea? Menards is now carrying them, and the SDS lists a company called AltlasBX of Korea? No more USA production on these? Still pretty expensive, more than East Penn Deka from FFH or Proformers from NAPA.
AC Delco batteries now made in S. Korea?
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I think that might be a Korean subsidiary of JCI/Calrios. Some Walmart batteries are also Korean Clarios, depending on the region.
I would think shipping lead acid batteries from S. Korea wouldn't be very cost effective when Mexico is right next door. The only Korean made batteries I've ever seen were on Korean made cars imported here (Daewoo, some Kia/Hyundais, and GMs).
I looked up the SDS you referenced, it was dated 2013. Next time I'm at Menards I'll have to investigate
The last AC Delco I bought was a rebadged Clarios made in Mexico.
I looked up the SDS you referenced, it was dated 2013. Next time I'm at Menards I'll have to investigate
The last AC Delco I bought was a rebadged Clarios made in Mexico.
Ford uses JCI/Clarios for Motorcraft batteries. I've seen S. Korea, China, Germany, and Mexico as CoO. I wonder if they moved production around due to the strike. AGMs were hard to get for both GM and Ford dealers earlier this year.
It really depends on location. A container on a ship then a rail car might be cheaper than a truck from Mexico.
I had a walmart battery from Spain years back, and someone here recently mentioned getting one from Spain recently also I thought.
yup that was me. Looks like last year when there were shortages of batteries in N. America, Walmart sourced them from europe (germany/spain). Found this out when at my Walmart recently, the normal Clarios N. America sourced batteries (group 24) were back in stock. Talked to the workers and they said that they're getting the batteries again on a more normal basis.
Point is.. the made in Spain battery I picked up is really a Varta (clarios owns them, JC bought them awhile ago). I got this last year 9/2022.
I believe the Menards serviced AC Delco batteries are different than the AC Delco batteries you buy at a dealership or elsewhere...the CA/CCA appear different when I looked and bought one for my 2014 CTS Sport Wagon in October 2019...also when I looked at JCI/Clarios batteries from Walmart (Everstart Max) and Costco (Interstate) the CA/CCA listed numbers were a small amount lower than those of the JCI/Clarios marked batteries...
I've had zero issues with my Menards/ACD battery...know that it can only be warranted through Menards and not ACD...
Bill
I've had zero issues with my Menards/ACD battery...know that it can only be warranted through Menards and not ACD...
Bill
Just picked up an AC Delco group 48 battery for our 2016 Jeep at Menards for $124 after their mail in rebate. The original Mopar battery that was made by Johnson Controls (now Clarios)) and dated November 2015 finally gave up (conveniently in the garage), so it served well. I was going to go with an AGM replacement from either Walmart or Costco until I read about warranty limitations at both places that some have run into. And, after thinking about it for a bit, I decided that the last maintenance free battery had provided exceptional service, so why spend an extra $50 or more for an AGM? The CCA rating of the new battery is greater than the original and the 3 year warranty through Menards stores - which are everywhere near us - was as good or better than any. The batteries on the shelf were date coded May and July 2024 - and yes, made in Korea...
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They are manufactured by Hankook, the tire manufacturer. They have a plant in Clarksville, Tn.
And those are made by Hyundai Songwoo. AtlasBX is Hankook - and until Tesla went 48V Li-Ion for the Cybertruck, was the 12V battery for them. DTR is the other Korean brand, which supplies Walmart on the West Coast.
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