Amara Raja Advanced Cell Technologies Private Limited (ARACT), a wholly owned subsidiary of Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Limited (AREM), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Piaggio Vehicles Private Limited, a 100% Indian subsidiary of the Italian auto giant, Piaggio Group. ARACT will collaborate with Piaggio India to develop and supply LFP (Lithium … Read more
Amara Raja has signed the technical licensing agreement with GIB EnergyX Slovakia, a subsidiary of China-based Gotion High-Tech Co. Gotion Hi-tech has a global EV battery market share of 2.2% and is backed by VW. It’s key customers include Geely, Chery, BAIC, Leap Motors, Chana, and VinFast. As a part of the agreement, GIB will … Read more
Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) and group firm Kia Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Exide Energy Solutions Ltd (EES) for electric vehicle battery localisation in India. (EES is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Exide Industries. It was established in 2022 to foray into the business of manufacturing Lithium-ion cells, modules and packs incorporating … Read more
Jayadev Galla, Chief of Amara Raja Batteries has been a two-time Member of Parliament for the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). He has announced taking a break from electoral politics to focus on business “without fear of reprisals and attacks”. “It is with a heavy heart that I announce my decision to not contest in the … Read more
The Union ministry of heavy industries, which implements the government’s production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for advanced automotive technologies, is aiming for all the 85 applicants to receive the approval certification against the scheme’s domestic value-addition (DVA) criteria by July 2024, its secretary Kamran Rizvi said. “We are confident our PLI scheme will clear any audit … Read more