Clarios designs, manufactures, and distributes advanced battery technologies for virtually every type of vehicle, powering one in three of the world's vehicles. The company produces more than 150 million automotive batteries each year across a network of 60+ facilities serving 140+ countries, with over 18,000 employees operating in more than 100 countries. Its batteries support vehicle safety, comfort, convenience, connectivity, and mobility.
Beyond manufacturing, Clarios operates a closed-loop system that spans the entire battery lifecycle - from design and production through to transport, recovery, and recycling. The company converts nearly 200,000 used car batteries into new ones every day, a scale it describes as making automotive batteries the most recycled consumer product in the world.
The company's technical work spans several domains:
- Battery design and high-volume manufacture
- Advanced energy storage research and development
- Battery logistics and distribution
- Recovery, recycling, and circular economy systems
Clarios's stated mission is to create the world's best batteries, with an emphasis on sustainable, research-driven energy storage. Its integrated value chain - from raw materials through end-of-life recovery - positions it as a significant player in both the automotive supply chain and the broader energy storage industry.
