Amara Raja batteries is a multinational company based in India (MNC) which is based in the city of Hitec, Hyderabad. The group has a presence in the automotive battery, packaged food and beverage business, electronics manufacturing, infrastructure sector, production of power 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 automotive brand in India. Amara Raja Group employs a workforce of more than 12,000 employees and has an international joint venture alliance with Johnson Controls Inc. Amara Raja Batteries came to the 2010 list of Asian companies 'Best Under A Billion' compiled by Forbes magazine .