Amara Raja Group
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| Private | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Conglomerate |
| Founded 📆 | 1985 |
| Founder 👔 | Ramachandra Naidu Galla |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , India |
Area served 🗺️ | Worldwide |
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| Products 📟 | |
| Revenue🤑 |  ₹12,000 crore (US$1.7 billion) (2022) |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 15850 (2023) |
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| 🌐 Website | www |
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Amara Raja Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate, headquartered in Tirupati. The group operates in various sectors including automotive battery business, packaged foods, electronics manufacturing, infrastructure, power systems, and sheet metal fabrication. It is renowned for its automotive battery brand Amaron, the second largest selling automotive battery brand in India after Exide Industries.
History[edit]
The Amara Raja Group was founded in 1985 by Ramachandra Naidu Galla. The company started its automotive batteries business in 2001 through a joint venture with Johnson Controls, introducing zero maintenance technology in India's automotive battery segment. The group is named after Jayadev's grandparents, Amaravati and Rajagopal Naidu.
Timeline[edit]
- 1985: Power Systems Ltd founded
- 1989: Industrial battery division established
- 1992: Battery manufacturing facility designed and implemented
- 1997: Received ISO 9001 Certification and signed JV with Johnson Controls
- 2008: Small battery division for two-wheeler batteries established
- 2012: MVRLA (ISBU) UPS Battery
- 2019: Bipolar battery division
Joint ventures[edit]
Johnson Controls Inc.[edit]
- Amara Raja Batteries signed a joint venture with Johnson Controls Inc. in 1997 to manufacture Amaron automotive batteries in India.
- The partnership with Johnson Controls ended on 1 April 2019.
Amara Raja Group of companies[edit]
- Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Ltd
- Amara Raja Electronics Ltd
- Amara Raja Infra (P) Ltd
- Mangal Industries Ltd
- Amara Raja Media and Entertainment Pvt Ltd
- Galla Foods Pvt Ltd
Brands[edit]
- Amaron
- PowerZone
- Amaron Quanta
- Galla
- Silver Lining Storage Solutions
Awards[edit]
Amara Raja Batteries Limited won the Innovative Product/Service (GPIPSA) 2020 award in the Engineering sector for its Motor Cycle Valve Regulated Lead Acid Battery with a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.
Philanthropy[edit]
The Amara Raja Group focuses on rural upliftment through social activities in areas such as rural employment, education, and safe drinking water supply.
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External links[edit]
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