Amara Raja Group

Amara Raja Group is an Indian multinational company conglomerate company which headquartered in Tirupati, India. 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. The Amara Raja Group is known for its automotive battery brand Amaron, the second largest selling automotive battery brand in India after Exide Industries.[1]

Amara Raja Group
Conglomerate
Founded20 December 1985
FounderRamachandra Naidu Galla
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Ramachandra Naidu Galla (Chairman)
Galla Jayadev (Managing director)
ProductsAutomotive batteries, battery chargers, electronics, industrial batteries, digital inverters, industrial batteries, infrastructure, power, processed food, trickle chargers, UPS
Number of employees
15750 ( As on Sep'19)
Websiteamararaja.com

Amara Raja Group employs a work force of over 15750 employees. Amara Raja Batteries was named on 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 and 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 Galla's grandparents Amaravati and Rajagopal Naidu.[3]

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]
  • The group terminated their partnership with Johnson Controls on 1 April 2019.[6]

Amara Raja Group of companies
  • Amara Raja Batteries Ltd
  • Amara Raja Electronics Ltd
  • Amara Raja Power Systems Ltd
  • Amara Raja Infra (P) Ltd
  • Mangal Industries Ltd
  • Amara Raja Media and Entertainment Pvt Ltd

Brands
  • Amaron
  • PowerZone
  • Amaron Quanta
  • Galla
  • Silver Lining Storage Solutions

Philanthropy

Amara Raja Group has philanthropic operations focused on the upliftment of rural populations, and has committed itself to social activities in the areas of rural employment, learning & education, social rehabilitation, and rural upliftment. Specific schemes that benefit the local rural community include the supply and availability of safe drinking water by coordination and in participation with the rural community.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "39 Indian cos in Forbes 'Best Under A Billion' Asia list". The Economic Times. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  3. "Instead of looking for clues, stay clued in". Outlook Business. 23 January 2015. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  4. "amarar.co.in". quanta.co.in. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  5. "Amara Raja Batteries > Company History > Auto Ancillaries > Company History of Amara Raja Batteries – BSE: 500008, NSE: AMARAJABAT". Moneycontrol.com. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  6. https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/amara-raja-batteries-falls-5-on-termination-of-agreement-johnson-controls-119040300462_1.html
  7. "Amara Raja Electronics > About Us > CSR". amararajaelectronics.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
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