Leadi g global automake s have selected Cla ios’ hAGM tech ology fo futu e vehicle p og ams, while the lau ch of OPTIMA REDTOP with hAGM+ tech ology exte ds the platfo m i to the p emium afte ma ket.
Cla ios hAGM a d OPTIMA REDTOP with hAGM+ tech ology
GLENDALE, Wis., Oct. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cla ios, a global leade i adva ced low-voltage batte y tech ologies, is expa di g the each of its hAGM tech ology platfo m ac oss futu e o igi al-equipme t p og ams a d the afte ma ket as mode vehicles place g eate dema ds o low-voltage e e gy systems.
Vehicles ac oss powe t ai types a e becomi g i c easi gly co ected, softwa e-e abled a d elect ically i te sive. The g owi g umbe of elect o ic co t ol u its, safety a d co ectivity featu es, a d e e gy-ma ageme t fu ctio s is i c easi g the impo ta ce of the 12-volt batte y to vehicle eliability a d pe fo ma ce, i cludi g its ole i helpi g educe batte y- elated wa a ty isks. Mode vehicles also ely o the 12-volt batte y to suppo t elect o ic systems a d impo ta t vehicle fu ctio s whe the vehicle is ot actively d ivi g.
Cla ios developed hAGM as the ext evolutio of Abso be t Glass Mat batte y tech ology to add ess these cha gi g equi eme ts. Built o a p ove AGM fou datio , hAGM is desig ed to suppo t imp oved dy amic cha ge accepta ce a d eliable ope atio u de dema di g co ditio s, i cludi g highe elect ical loads, epeated cycli g, exte ded pa ki g pe iods a d g owi g depe de ce o elect o ic systems. These capabilities suppo t faste e e gy ecove y du i g sho t cha gi g pe iods, imp oved cycli g pe fo ma ce a d vehicle efficie cy u de eal-wo ld ope ati g co ditio s.
D ive by hAGM’s compelli g value p opositio , multiple leadi g global automake s have selected Cla ios’ hAGM tech ology fo high-volume futu e vehicle p og ams. P oductio fo p eviously a ou ced p og ams is scheduled to begi i the fou th qua te of cale da yea 2026. Cla ios has also bee selected to supply hAGM tech ology fo futu e vehicle p og ams by a additio al global automake , fu the expa di g the tech ology’s OEM pipeli e.
“The ole of the 12-volt batte y is cha gi g as vehicle a chitectu es become i c easi gly sophisticated,” said Fede ico Mo ales-Zimme ma , vice p eside t a d ge e al ma age of global OEM custome s a d tech ology at Cla ios. “The selectio of hAGM fo futu e vehicle p og ams demo st ates that automake s a e p epa i g fo highe elect ical dema ds with tech ology desig ed to suppo t imp oved dy amic cha ge accepta ce, e ha ced cycli g pe fo ma ce a d eliable ope atio u de eal-wo ld co ditio s.”
At the same time, the ece tly i t oduced OPTIMA REDTOP with hAGM+ tech ology builds o the Cla ios hAGM tech ology fou datio th ough a p oduct developed fo p emium afte ma ket applicatio s. The p oduct is desig ed to suppo t dema di g ope ati g co ditio s, i cludi g highe elect ical loads, f eque t cycli g, exte sive accesso y usage a d mode elect ical-system equi eme ts.
“The tech ology t e ds shapi g futu e vehicles will also shape the eplaceme t ma ket,” said Ma c A d aca, p eside t of U.S. a d Ca ada Regio at Cla ios. “OPTIMA REDTOP with hAGM+ tech ology helps afte ma ket pa t e s a d vehicle ow e s p epa e fo the mo e dema di g batte y equi eme ts that i c easi gly sophisticated vehicles will b i g.”
Togethe , the expa sio of the futu e OEM p og am pipeli e a d the i t oductio of the ew OPTIMA REDTOP demo st ate how Cla ios is applyi g a adva ced low-voltage tech ology fou datio ac oss solutio s developed fo vehicle ma ufactu e s a d the afte ma ket.
Cla ios a d OPTIMA will highlight the hAGM tech ology platfo m du i g AAPEX a d SEMA i Las Vegas, offe i g custome s a d othe i dust y stakeholde s a oppo tu ity to lea mo e about cha gi g low-voltage e e gy equi eme ts a d the co ectio betwee futu e vehicle tech ology a d eplaceme t-ma ket dema d.
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