Amara Raja Group


Amara Raja Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate, 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. The Amara Raja Group is known for its automotive battery brand Amaron.
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.

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.

Timeline

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 battery 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 Ltd
  • Amara Raja Media and Entertainment Pvt Ltd
  • Galla Foods Pvt Ltd
  • Mangal Industries Ltd

    Brands

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

    Awards

Amara Raja Batteries Limited won the Innovative Product/Service 2020 award in Engineering sector for the innovation Motor Cycle Valve Regulated Lead Acid Battery punched grid with state of art manufacturing facility.