DieHard is owned by Advance Auto Parts, while Clarios is a documented battery manufacturer, including the DieHard AGM batteries identified in a 2022 joint announcement. [1][2][3]
Who makes DieHard?
- Owner
- Advance Auto Parts, which purchased the brand from Transformco for $200 million in cash in December 2019. [1]
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- DieHard (Brand): DieHard is owned by Advance Auto Parts, while Clarios is a documented battery manufacturer, including the DieHard AGM batteries identified in a 2022 joint announcement. [1][2][3]
- DieHard → Advance Auto Parts (Owner): Advance Auto Parts, which purchased the brand from Transformco for $200 million in cash in December 2019. [1]
- Advance Auto Parts → DieHard manufacturing (Manufacturer): Clarios for the documented DieHard battery supply relationship; AGM production is specifically identified in the 2022 announcement. [2][3]
Who owns DieHard?
Advance Auto Parts purchased the DieHard brand from Transformco in December 2019. Ownership of the brand and manufacturing of a battery are separate: the acquisition release does not make Advance a battery factory. [1]
Who actually makes DieHard products?
Advance and Clarios’ February 2022 announcement identifies Clarios’ production of DieHard AGM batteries. Clarios’ December 2023 filing separately names DieHard among its private-label relationships. [2][3]
Where are DieHard products made?
The 2022 statement describes a recovery and manufacturing process using recycled plastics and lead. It does not give a complete group-size-to-factory map, so a particular DieHard battery’s plant remains Unconfirmed here. [2]
Is DieHard made in China or the USA?
A US brand owner does not settle whether an individual DieHard battery is US- or China-made. The cited sources identify the supplier and process, without establishing a country for each retail unit. [1][2]
Same factory, different label
Clarios also identifies Duralast, EverStart and Interstate among private-label relationships. That supports a common-supplier comparison, not a claim that every battery has the same specifications or comes from the same line. [3]
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Frequently asked questions
4 questions about this supply chain, answered from the records above.
Who owns diehard batteries?
Advance Auto Parts, which purchased the brand from Transformco for $200 million in cash in December 2019.[1]
Where are diehard batteries made?
The reviewed sources do not map each DieHard battery model to a country or factory.[2][3]
Sources and scope
Year-only source dates denote the report’s coverage year. Dated disclosures establish the facts described at that time. Plant output, contracts and ownership can change; this is a selected map, not a complete supplier census.
- [1] Advance Auto Parts purchases DieHard — 2019-12-23 · Primary source · Reviewed 2026-10-21.
December 23, 2019 primary release documents the $200 million cash purchase of DieHard by Advance Auto Parts.
- [2] Advance and Clarios announce DieHard AGM validation — 2022-02-14 · Primary source · Reviewed 2026-10-21.
February 14, 2022 joint announcement explicitly identifies Clarios manufacturing of DieHard AGM batteries and the recycled-material process.
- [3] Clarios S-1/A (SEC filing mirrored by StreetInsider) — 2023-12-15 · Primary source · Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Clarios’ December 2023 SEC filing identifies DieHard among private-label supply relationships.
Unconfirmed
- Current DieHard model-specific countries, factory addresses and supplier allocations beyond the cited Clarios relationship.