Amara Raja believes in influencing and improving the quality of life by building institutions that provide better access to better opportunities, goods and services to people all the time. With innovative engineering, research and design, Amara Raja has grown with alliances and the exchange of information with world leaders. Amara Raja is committed to cutting-edge technologies by developing and manufacturing world-class, customer-centric, competitive products and responsibly introducing these products in relevant markets.
The Amara Raja Group is an Indian conglomerate based in the city of Hitec, Hyderabad. The group has a presence in the automotive battery, packaged food and beverage business, manufacturing of electronic products, infrastructure sector, production of energy systems and manufacture of sheet metal products and fasteners. The Amara Raja Group is best known for its brand of automotive batteries "Amaron", which is the second-largest brand of automotive batteries in India. Amara Raja Group employs a workforce of more than 7,000 employees and has an international joint venture alliance with Johnson Controls Inc. Amara Raja Batteries made the list of Asian companies 'Best Under A Billion' 2010 compiled by Forbes magazine .
History
A first-generation entrepreneur, Dr. Ramachandra Naidu Galla is the founder of Amara Raja Group of Companies in 1985. The automotive battery business started operations in 2001 with technology from Johnson Controls Inc., a joint venture partner and The world's largest automotive manufacturer Las pilas. It pioneered the introduction of zero maintenance technology in India's automotive battery segment, the key differentiator in a car battery market in India.
It is named after the grandparents of Jay Galla, Amaravati and Rajagopal Naidu.
The early history
• 1985 Foundation of Power Systems Ltd
• 1989 ISBU Industrial Batteries Division (IBD)
• 1992 Battery manufacturing facility designed and implemented in India
• 1997 Received ISO 9001 certification and signed JV with Johnson Controls
• 1998 Automotive Battery Division (ABD) ASBU
• 1999 received QS9000 certification
• 2008 Small Batteries Division (SBD) Two-wheeled battery plant ASBU
