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Founded by Ramachandra Naidu Galla in 1985.1
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
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
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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
2021 Invested in Log 9 Materials, a Li-battery startup for LTO and LFP battery technology
2023 Acquired Significant Stake in Design Alpha
2024 Signed a licensing deal with China's Gotion for lithium-ion cell manufacturing
From Wikipedia’s article on Amara Raja Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3