Amara Raja Group
 "with innovation". | |
| Conglomerate | |
| Founded | 20 December 1985 |
| Founder | Ramachandra Naidu Galla |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
Ramachandra Naidu Galla (Chairman) Galla Jayadev (Managing director) |
| Products | Automotive batteries, battery chargers, electronics, industrial batteries, digital inverters, industrial batteries, infrastructure, power, processed food, trickle chargers, UPS |
Number of employees | 12500 (2013)[1] |
| Website |
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The Amara Raja Batteries is an Indian based multinational company which is Headquartered Hyderabad. The group has presence in automotive batteries business, packaged foods and beverages, electronics products manufacturing, infrastructure sector, power system production and fabrication of sheet metal products and fasteners. The Amara Raja Group is better known for its automotive battery brand "Amaron" which is the second largest selling automotive battery brand in India today. Amara Raja Group employs a work force of over 12000 employees and it has international joint venture alliance with Johnson Controls Inc. Amara Raja Batteries made it to Asia's 'Best Under A Billion' 2010 list of companies compiled by Forbes magazine.[2]
History
A first generation entrepreneur, Ramachandra Naidu Galla founded the Amara Raja Group Of Companies in 1985 & became the first CEO. The automotive batteries business unit commenced operations in 2001 with a joint technology venture with Johnson Controls Inc. 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 Jay Galla's grandparents Amaravati and Rajagopal Naidu.[3]
The Early Years
- 1985 Power systems Ltd founded
- 1989 Industrial battery division (IBD) ISBU
- 1992 Designed and Implemented battery manufacturing facility in India
- 1997 Received ISO 9001 Certification & signed JV with Johnson Controls
- 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[4][5]
Joint ventures
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.[4]
Amara Raja Group of Companies
- Amara Raja Batteries Ltd (Multi National Company ) Joint Venture of India – America
- Amara Raja Electronics Ltd
- Amara Raja Power Systems Ltd
- Amara Raja Infra (P) Ltd
- Amara Raja Industrial Services (P) Ltd
- Mangal Industries Ltd
Brands
Philanthropy
Amara Raja Group has philanthropic operations focused on upliftment of rural populations and has committed itself to social activities in the following four areas: Rural employment, Learning & Education, Social rehabilitation & Rural upliftment. Specific schemes that benefit the local rural community include the supply & availability of safe drinking water by coordination and in participation with the rural community.[6]
References
- ↑ "Annual Report 2014-15" (PDF). amararaja.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ↑ "39 Indian cos in Forbes 'Best Under A Billion' Asia list". The Economic Times. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ↑ "Instead of looking for clues, stay clued in". Outlook Business. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- 1 2 "amarar.co.in". quanta.co.in. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ↑ "Amara Raja Batteries > Company History > Auto Ancillaries > Company History of Amara Raja Batteries – BSE: 500008, NSE: AMARAJABAT". Moneycontrol.com. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ↑ "Amara Raja Electronics > About Us > CSR". amararajaelectronics.com. Retrieved 2012-02-23.