Amara Raja Group is an Indian multinationalconglomerate, headquartered in Tirupati. The group has a presence in the automotive battery business, packaged foods and beverages, electronics products manufacturing, infrastructure sector, power system production and fabrication of sheet metal products and fasteners.[1] The Amara Raja Group is known for its automotive battery brand Amaron.[2]
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 magazine.[3]
Amararaja giga factory at Divitipally Mahabubnagar Telangana
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 with Johnson Controls, 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.[4]
Timeline
1985 Power systems Ltd founded
1989 Industrial battery division (IBD) ISBU
1992 Designed and Implemented battery manufacturing facility in India
2021 Invested in Log 9 Materials, a Li-battery startup for LTO and LFP battery technology[7]
2023 Acquired Significant Stake in Design Alpha [8]
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 with Johnson Controls Inc. in December 1997 to manufacture Amaron automotive batteries in India.[5]
The group terminated their partnership with Johnson Controls on 1 April 2019.[9]
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.[10]
Amara Raja signed a licensing deal with China's Gotion for lithium battery cell manufacturing in June 2024. [11]
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.[13]
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