I swear when I was poor and struggling this is where my batteries were made:
Who makes which battery?
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Enersys makes Odyssey, arguably the best battery available. Ive never seen a better made longe lasting battery myself.
Crown makes a great lead acid battery.
East Penn, Deka, JC - B grade stuff.
Such a list would only be good for generalities, and have limited utility. It would also vary, based on when, and where the sample was taken.
Someone sampling the racks at Walmart on the left coast would find them filled with batteries made by DN Automotive, which last year were mostly Hankook/Atlas, or the year before that, JCI.
Their counterpart on the right coast would be more likely to find EP, or JCI batteries.
Interstate? That has traditionally meant JCI, right?
In the past, perhaps, but none of these three are JCI batteries (the last is a rebadged Enersys):
But, those JCIs still exist (surrounded 5/6 by Exides, for the sharp-eyed).
Over the past few months, the second photo of the Costco Interstate Exide was more the norm.
Over the past few weeks, the last photo of the Costco Interstate JCI has returned. One warehouse had a mix of the two. The other had stock that was all JCI.
That's just one brand, but the normal practice now, for most of the brands normal people encounter at the usual retailers.
Most shoppers don't care who made what, especially if the goal is just to be able to get their dead car started again, and fast.
That's what most of the market is, and is served accordingly.
Even here, where the audience might be more choosy about what they're buying, and dig deeper, it's evident there are still those who weren't aware that a big policy change was made at Costco, more than a year ago.
The situation is very similar to the produce section at the market. That big pile of oranges might have come from Florida, California, Brazil, or another citrus-farming location. Or a mix of them that was dumped into the bulk orange pile, from the boxes of whatever the truck delivered that week.
The signage, or small labels might acknowledge who grew those oranges, and where, but most people aren't going to notice; they just wanted to buy some oranges. More important to find that they're fresh, and sweet.
WYSIWYG, and that's going to vary by time, location, and likely to be different next week, month, or year. A list isn't going to be much help if it differs, and likely will.
I found the warranty on my Everstart Maxx was a moot point as it made it almost 7 years. This a flooded battery with removable caps in cooler conditions. YRMV. I purchased another one.
I don’t know for sure but when Walmart goes out to bid for battery suppliers I assume they say something like “ vendor supplies replacement batters according to existing Walmart warranty : 3 years free free replacement, 2 years prorated for total of 5 years” I don’t believe Walmart takes any of the risk. The vendor sucks up any warranty cost. Also, the vendor must know Walmart doesn’t go too far out of their way to confirm warranty claims. This keeps Everstart Maxx quality consistent no matter who the supplier is. Just my two cents.
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Forum search will bring it up....I saw it earlier today in a thread I randomly came across that was perhaps a year old.
I bought one of these a year ago...still working fine.
Here is the quote:
"Walmart is here is all Korean, and the serial numbers all start with HSW(Hyundai Songwoo), ATL(Hankook Atlas), and there's a third one, DTR."
Another quote:
The serial number will spill the beans, AFAIK for who supplied the battery:
JCI - Clarios, fka Johnson Controls, Inc
EPM - East Penn Manufacuring
These are Korean made;
HSW - Hyundai Songwoo
ATL - Hankook Atlas
DTR - DN Automotive, fka Dong-An Tire & Rubber
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I bought the same battery 11 months ago. It's serial number begins with HAN, which I believe designates Hankook as the manufacturer.
I bought a Made-in-South Korea Everstart Platinum AGM this morning. Dated Dec 2023, and it measured at 12.65V on the rack. There was another one, dated Jan 2024, but it measured at 12.45V, so I passed on that one. The serial number starts with HAN, which I assume identifies Hankook as the manufacturer. Hankook's premium AGM for the Korean market does not look anything like the Walmart battery.
https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=111416
https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=111416
So many are sourced from different manufacturer's in different areas of the country that a list like that is not all that useful. Some manufacturers may not make every group size and there maybe different manufacturers for that reason also. And given COVID and supply chain issues, no one is single sourcing any more but rather have contracts with multiple suppliers. Lastly contracts end and new ones are written.
East Penn works for me starting a diesel Sprinter in winter.
This Odyssey weighed almost 10 lbs more than the Toyota OEM.
Not surprised the Odyssey weighs more. The TPPL design typically packs more weight and plates per Sq inch.
My newer odysseys weigh exactly what the old ones did.
Im on year 15 now with the unit in my Titan.
Battery serial number, on Walmart EverStart also begins with HANxxxxxxx so I also assume this was made by Hankook.
Have a Red Optima 34r in the Ford F-100. 800/1000 CCA/CA's.
Has been a good battery as this is a 1200-mile a year driver. The 427fe loves eating amps to wake up!
We've got O'reilly batteries in the Toyotas - FJ and 4Runner. They're solid with their warranty and they seem to last a decent time.
Has been a good battery as this is a 1200-mile a year driver. The 427fe loves eating amps to wake up!
We've got O'reilly batteries in the Toyotas - FJ and 4Runner. They're solid with their warranty and they seem to last a decent time.
My NISSAN (Group 24F) labeled battery was made by Clarios (formerly Johnson Controls).
I just grabbed a deka gold from family farm and home, group 35 with a not so great warranty of 24 months. My 18 rogue Walmart max went from 85% to 53% since this summer and is around 40 months old. I stacked a gift card and in store coupon and paid $90. The Walmart max is Johnson controls and with temps dropping in Ohio, I figured why chance it. I tested the battery at the store and it was 100% charged and health and stickered 12/24. Good deal for sure but would like a longer warranty. Oh well. After my wife’s 6 month old battery crapped out at Detroit airport I’m skittish on battery age. This is a 3rd car that spends more time on the tender than driven.
I'm trying to find an Odyssey locally for my Legacy. One day I was able to get it shipped from Autozone and then the next day gone! I can find them for my Impreza and Audi but the Legacy is still nowhere to be found.
Advance Auto distributes them as well.
Had an Optima in my WRX as they are much lighter. Worked fine.
The problem with Nissan, or at least my 2018 thru our brand new one is the smart charging system. Using an agm I think is a waste of time. The alternator only reaches 14.2 sporadically. My 30 yr tech assured me that an old school flooded would live a healthier life than an agm due to this. I’m sure there’s a way to disable the system but I have no idea how. Nissan uses EFB batteries that to my understanding is geared more to stop start applications. None of my cars have that, therefore I’m just going to roll with cheap flooded batteries unless I can find a reason not to.
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