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Amara Raja Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate, headquartered in 
Tirupati
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. The group has a presence in the automotive battery
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business, packaged food
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s and beverages, electronics
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products manufacturing, infrastructure sector, power system production and fabrication of sheet metal products and fasteners. The Amara Raja Group is known for its automotive battery brand Amaron, the second largest selling automotive battery brand in India after Exide Industries.
Amara Raja Group employs a workforce of more than 15,216 employees. Amara Raja Batteries was named on Asia's 'Best Under A Billion' 2010 list of companies compiled by ''Forbes
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History
A first generation entrepreneur, Ramachandra Naidu Galla, founded the Amara Raja Group of companies in 1985 and became the first CEO. The automotive batteries business unit commenced operations in 2001 with a joint technology venture withJohnson Controls
Johnson Controls International plc is an American, Irish-domiciled multinational conglomerate headquartered in Cork, Ireland, that produces fire, HVAC, and security equipment for buildings. As of mid-2019, it employed 105,000 people in arou ...
, the world's largest manufacturer of automotive batteries. It pioneered the introduction of zero maintenance technology in India's automotive battery segment, the key differentiator in the Indian electric storage market.
The group was named after Jaydev's grandparents Amaravati and Rajagopal Naidu.
Timeline
* 1985 Power systems Ltd founded * 1989 Industrial battery division (IBD) ISBU * 1992 Designed and Implemented battery manufacturing facility in India * 1997 ReceivedISO 9001
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Certification & signed JV with Johnson Controls
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* 1998 Automotive battery division (ABD) ASBU
* 1999 Received QS9000 Certification
* 2008 Small battery division (SBD) Two wheeler battery plant ASBU
* 2012 MVRLA (ISBU) UPS Battery
* 2013 ARGC Amararaja Growth Corridor
* 2014 Automotive Battery division (ABD-2)
* 2015 Tubular battery division (TBD)
* 2019 Bipolar battery division
* 2021 Invested in Log 9 Materials, a Li-battery startup for LTO and LFP battery technology
* 2023 Acquired Significant Stake in Design Alpha
* 2024 Signed a licensing deal with China's Gotion for lithium-ion cell manufacturing
Johnson Controls Inc.
* Amara Raja Batteries of India signed a joint venture withJohnson Controls
Johnson Controls International plc is an American, Irish-domiciled multinational conglomerate headquartered in Cork, Ireland, that produces fire, HVAC, and security equipment for buildings. As of mid-2019, it employed 105,000 people in arou ...
Inc. in December 1997 to manufacture Amaron automotive batteries in India.
* The group terminated their partnership with Johnson Controls
Johnson Controls International plc is an American, Irish-domiciled multinational conglomerate headquartered in Cork, Ireland, that produces fire, HVAC, and security equipment for buildings. As of mid-2019, it employed 105,000 people in arou ...
on 1 April 2019.
Amara Raja giga corridor
Amara Raja's first giga factory is a lithium-ion cell and battery pack manufacturing facility in Mahbubnagar, Telangana. The factory will have a initial capacity of 16 GWh for lithium cells and 5 GWh for battery packs. Amara Raja signed a licensing deal with China's Gotion for lithium-ion cell manufacturing in June 2024.Amara Raja Group of companies
* Amara Raja Design Alpha Pvt Ltd * Amara Raja Electronics Ltd * Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Ltd * Amara Raja Infra (P) Ltd * Amara Raja Media and Entertainment Pvt Ltd * Galla Foods Pvt Ltd * Mangal Industries LtdBrands
* Amaron * Amaron Quanta * Galla * PowerZone * Silver Lining Storage SolutionsAwards
Amara Raja Batteries Limited won the Innovative Product/Service (GPIPSA) 2020 award in Engineering sector for the innovation Motor Cycle Valve Regulated Lead Acid Battery punched grid with state of art manufacturing facility.See also
* Exide Industries * V-Guard IndustriesReferences
External links
* Indian companies established in 1985 Companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange Amara Raja Group 1985 establishments in Andhra Pradesh Companies listed on the National Stock Exchange of India {{India-company-stub