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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.
Motorcraft batteries are made by Johnson Controls. The four largest domestic battery manufacturers are Johnson Controls (Interstate, Motorcraft, Energizer, older Diehards), Delco (Sears, newer Diehards), GNB (Champion) and Exide (NAPA).
They are made by Johnson Controls in the United States. This is the same company that makes Sears DieHard, Auto Zone Duralast, Optima, & Motorcraft batteries.
Your local Ford dealership should sell Motorcraft batteries.
Motorcraft Batteries.
Depends on which Motorcraft battery you buy. Some have a 8 year warranty, some have a 3 year warranty. Check with a Motorcraft dealer.
Walmart sells a good battery at a good price and they are IMO a better buy than the overpriced Sears batteries.
There are numerous places to purchase batteries. Sears offers most models plus they offer great warranties. You can check in your local Sears store, or Sears.com.
Johnson Controls Inc. makes AutoCraft Gold Battery, OPTIMA, Interstate, Motorcraft, & Energizer car batteries.
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.
Johnson Controls Inc. makes AutoCraft Gold Battery, OPTIMA, Interstate, Motorcraft, & Energizer car batteries.
My Motorcraft battery is marked with a sticker saying " made in Mexico " ( it was bought in February 2002 ) * that's not a mistake , 2002 is the correct year ,and the battery is still working fine