[3] Since 1976, the high-performance Mercedes-Benz tuning company AMG has been headquartered in Affalterbach, though it maintained its racing engine factory in Burgstetten.

The original AMG logo pays homage to Affalterbach by including the city's apple tree coat of arms next to an engine valve and cam lobe.

[3] A portion of the Federally protected Buchenbach valley [de] nature reserve is located in Affalterbach's municipal area.

This coat of arms was designed in 1936 based on suggestions from the Central State Archive Stuttgart [de] and was approved for use by the Federal Ministry of the Interior on 24 May 1965.

[3] Affalterbach is connected to Germany's network of roadways by its local Landesstraßen and Kreisstraßen.