Originally Posted by onehundred80
I think you will find this white battery is still available in Europe where it was made. Varta is a Johnson Controls subsidiary. Interstate (Johnson Controls) made an almost identical white battery here (NA) at one time, maybe they still do.
When I replace mine, I wanted to keep an OEM look under the hood and tried to buy the white one at the dealer. They told me no longer available and they they are now black top. I wasn't so hung up on orginality to try to buy one in Europe!