# Porsche acquires V4Drive battery cell business from VARTA AG

Porsche AG acquired V4Drive GmbH from VARTA AG on March 1, 2025, becoming the majority shareholder. V4Drive is rebranded as V4Smart. Production of high-performance cylindrical cells will expand to a new facility in Nördlingen from April 2025.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-03-04
- Where: Ellwangen and Nördlingen, Germany, Germany
- Jobs: 375
- Status: completed
- Products: ultra-high-performance lithium-ion cylindrical cells, booster cells
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Porsche](https://endata.com/companies/16802.md) (acquirer)
- [VARTA AG](https://endata.com/companies/70821.md) (target)
- [V4Drive GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/83281.md) (target)

## Sources

- [eqs-news.com](https://www.eqs-news.com/news/corporate/v4drive-becomes-v4smart-porsche-acquires-business-unit-for-ultra-high-performance-lithium-ion-cylindrical-cells-from-varta-ag/095cce61-ca95-477d-9b7b-4ec846f6be9b_en), 2025-03-04: "Porsche AG acquired V4Drive GmbH from the VARTA AG-Group on 1 March 2025."

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