November 16, 2025: Amara Raja Energy & Mobility said on November 6 its mainstay automotive lead acid business remains strong, despite a tumultuous global market.

Chairman and MD Jayadev Galla said robust sales of lead batteries contributed to profit before tax of Rs666 crore ($75 million) for the half-year ended September 30.

“Even though it has been a tumultuous quarter with tariffs and global uncertainties, our performance has been solid, and we look forward to making better gains.”

Executive director for automotive and industrial, Harshavardhana Gourineni, said continued growth in the original equipment manufacturer segment underscored the firm’s unwavering commitment to quality and reliability.

However, Gourineni said the company was seeing a decline in lead acid tech in the telecoms sector, while lithium batteries from the firm’s developing new energy business were gaining traction.

Meanwhile, the company is confident that its customer qualification plant for domestic lithium cell manufacturing will be operational by the fourth quarter of this financial year — which in India ends next March.

In September, the company said it had already sold nearly 100MW in lithium battery cell packs to the telecom sector. However, the EV battery side of the business had slowed in the first quarter of this year because of lower demand from OEMs, although the firm expected this to rise in future.