VARTA was founded by Adolf Müller in 1887, and established in 1904 as a subsidiary of Accumulatoren-Fabrik AFA.

Company type	Public
Traded as	FWB: VAR1
Industry	Electrical equipment
Predecessor	Accumulatoren-Fabrik AFA 
Founded	27 December 1887; 136 years ago
Founder	Adolf Müller
Headquarters	Ellwangen, Germany
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Germany Markus Hackstein (spokesman of the board)
Products	Electrical batteries
Website	www.varta-ag.com