The Walmart Everstart battery is manufactured by 3 different companies depending on the exact one you buy. The manufactures are:
Delphi
Exide
Johnson Controls
Johnson controls they are sold in wallmart As of April, 2010, East Penn makes all the Everstart batteries - at least in the Northeast stores.
In the U.S., there are three battery manufacturers. Johnson Controls, Delphi and Exide. While Johnson Controls by far makes most of the batteries on the market, including the EverStart Maxx found at Walmart, it is Exide that makes the Champion batteries sold there.
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The majority of car batteries are created by 3 manufacturers - Delphi, Exide and Johnson Controls Industries. Delphi makes some EverStart models sold in Walmart and ACDelco. Johnson Control Industries makes Duralast seen in Autozone stores, Diehard - sold in Sears, Kirkland - the Costco brand, Motorcraft - which Ford sells, some of the EverStarts, and Interstate. Exide makes Exide batteries, Champion, Napa and even a % of the EverStart batteries.
Yes they do. My local Walmart has them in stock. The current price is $69.99 for the 124R-3.
Motorcraft batteries are made by Johnson Controls which is the same company that makes the Sears DieHard, Walmart Everstart, and Optima battery. All are great batteries. You do not have to install a Motorcraft battery in your Ford. But if you insist you can buy Motorcraft batteries at O'reilly Auto Parts.
Everstart batteries are pretty good they are the most popular brand of car battery that you can get. They also make them for things like lawn mowers, and 4 wheelers.
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Delphi makes some and Excide makes some. Depends on exactly the size you need. Really does not matter as they are excellent batteries and cheaper than most.
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It doesn't look like it. The warranty terms look pretty standard to me. There are also no complaints about not honoring the warranty. There is a one year warranty coverage for Walmart's EverStart battery brand deceptive. For additional years of warranty, you must purchase it from Walmart or from EverStart.
Some of the best brands of car batteries according to users are DieHard from Sears, NAPA batteries, EverStart batteries found at Wal-Mart, and Costco's Kirkland batteries.