The production of automotive batteries started in 1944 in the plant Autobaterie ÄeskÃ¡ LÃ­pa, which was privatized by VARTA AG in 1991. Johnson Controls Power Solutions acquired the automotive batteries division from VARTA in 2002.
The xia Dynasty, the first dynasty that emerged in China 4,000 years ago, was founded by Qi, son of Great Yu who conquered floods and tamed rivers.
Xia Dynasty culture (2100-1600 BCE), from the first Iron Age dynasty in China, is noted for its white pottery sometimes decorated with turquoise and seashells. The earliest high-fired stoneware pots were made in China, during the period of Shang dynasty art (1700-1050 BCE), at sites like Yinxu and Erligang.