Commercial Vehicles

Ashok Leyland has released 2 new TVC’s – the first one is an unconventional route showcasing a female protagonist driving its LCV, Bada Dost, and the second on the lines of the ‘Aali Re’ anthem of Mumbai Indians, be...

Ashok Leyland has announced the production rollout of its 3 millionth vehicle. The event took place at its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Pantnagar, Uttarakhand. This significant achievement highlights A...

Ashok Leyland has handed over the keys of its first 14TBoss electric truck to BillionE at the inaugural edition of the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2024.

Ashok Leyland has announced that it has bagged orders from the Karnataka State Transport Undertakings for 1225 nos. fully built Viking buses to be delivered by April 2024. This will further contribute to strengtheni...

Ashok Leyland unveiled the AL H6 Diesel – CEV Stage V engine along with other innovative products at EXCON 2023.

Ashok Leyland has commenced the delivery of India’s first LNG-powered haulage truck - AVTR 1922 to Mahanagar Gas Limited in Hosur. This is a significant step from Ashok Leyland towards a sustainable and eco-friendly...

JCBL Limited, a prominent player in the mobility solutions industry, has completed a significant contract from Ashok Leyland within the timeframe required.

Ashok Leyland inaugurated a new ‘Women-centric Cabin Trim Line’ at its Pantnagar plant. To promote gender diversity and equity and to attract more women to the manufacturing industry, Ashok Leyland has set up this l...

Ashok Leyland, the Indian flagship of the Hinduja Group and the country’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, has launched the ecomet Star 1915 truck with GVW of 18.49T in the ICV segment.

Ashok Leyland, the Indian flagship of the Hinduja Group and the country’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer proudly commemorated its 75th year of operations, highlighting its steadfast commitment to the nation...

Ashok Leyland, the Indian flagship of the Hinduja Group and the country’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, launched the 1922 4X2 truck in the CNG segment.

Ashok Leyland has commenced the ‘Manzilka Safar’ Stallion drive from Kanyakumari to Leh. This drive, started on the Kargil Vijay Diwas is a part of the celebrations to mark the momentous occasion of the company’s 75...

Ashok Leyland, the Indian flagship of the Hinduja Group, commenced the 'Dream Drive' from Bengaluru as part of its momentous 75th-year anniversary celebrations.

Ashok Leyland, the Indian flagship of the Hinduja Group and the country’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, and Aidrivers, the global specialist in AI-enabled autonomous solutions across industrial mobility a...

The Indian commercial vehicle industry witnessed a resurgence in terms of sales for the month of May 2023 (YOY) with the 3 wheeler and commercial vehicle sales recording growth rates of 79%, and 7% respectively. Th...

Ashok Leyland has launched a new - “All Women production Line” with 100% women employees at the Hosur plant. To promote women empowerment and attract more women to the manufacturing industry, Ashok Leyland has set u...

Ashok Leyland, an Indian flagship of the Hinduja Group and the country’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, showcased seven advanced mobility solutions at the Auto Expo 2023.

The commercial vehicle (CV) segment grew by a whopping 33pc in Nov 2022, as per the retail sales data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA).

Ashok Leyland, the flagship Company of the Hinduja Group and India’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer delivered 150 trucks and buses to the Tanzania Police Force.

Ashok Leyland, Indian flagship of the Hinduja Group and the largest supplier of logistics vehicles to the Indian Army, showcased three advanced-technology products and solutions at the ongoing DefExpo India 2022, In...

According to the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), on YoY basis, CV sales were up by 19%. When compared with September’19, a pre-covid month, CV closed in green by increasing 17%.

Ashok Leyland has added to its Bada Dost range and launched – Bada Dost i1 and Bada Dost i2. The company has also launched Bada Dost Limited Edition with industry first features in a commercial vehicle.

Ashok Leyland, the flagship company of the Hinduja group and India’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, launched its AVTR 4825 Tipper powered by its H6 Engine.

Ashok Leyland’s electric vehicle arm, Switch Mobility Ltd (‘Switch’), the next-generation, carbon neutral electric bus and light commercial vehicle company, has unveiled India’s first and unique electric double-deck...

Commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland further strengthened its AVTR portfolio by introducing 250HP, 6-cylinder 4 Valve Engine with premium N cabin in haulage, tractor and tipper segments.

Ashok Leyland, the flagship company of the Hinduja Group and India’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, announced the launch of AVTR 4220 with 41.5T GCW and AVTR 4420 with 43.5T GCW in 4x2 Tractor segment.

Ashok Leyland’s LCV vertical has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with Adani Capital Pvt Ltd to enter into a strategic financing partnership for its range of Light Commercial vehicles. This MoU will enabl...

Ashok Leyland, the flagship company of the Hinduja Group and India’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, launched the ecomet Star1815 truck in 17.5 T GVW category. The truck has best-in-class payload capacity a...

Global technology leader ZF has announced the market introduction of its new EcoTronic Mid Automated Manual Transmission (AMT) system for commercial vehicles in India. Compatible with ZF’s connectivity solutions, th...

Bridgestone India has signed an MoU with Automotive Skills Development Council (ASDC) to extend their flagship CSR initiative Sarthi. The programme is aligned to Bridgestone’s global commitment towards Safe and Sust...

Ashok Leyland, the flagship company of the Hinduja Group and India’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, has launched the ecomet Star 1115 CNG truck in 11.44 T GVW category.

Switch Mobility Ltd, the EV arm of Ashok Leyland and Optare of the UK, has launched its next-generation electric bus platform ‘Switch EiV 12’ for the Indian market. The company showcased two electric bus variants ...

Except for tractors, commercial vehicles comprising of 3 wheelers, trucks and buses showed a downward trend in retail sales in May 2022 as compared to month of May 2019, the year without the pandemic. This was accor...

Switch Mobility, the electric vehicle arm of Ashok Leyland will be launching an electric bus on June 14, 2022 in India at a press conference in Chennai in Tamil Nadu. Ashok Leyland is part of the Hinduja Group.

Commercial vehicle manufacturers in the country continued to show steady progress in their domestic as well as exports for the month of April 2022

ChargeZone, a technology-driven EV charging network company has announced that it is powering 500+ electric buses through its nation-wide network of 125+ super fast DC points in cities such as Ahmedabad, Chandigarh,...

Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group and India’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, has launched India’s first Tipper with 9-speed Automated Manual Transmission (AMT) – the AVTR 2825.

Ashok Leyland, India’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, has launched the E-Comet Star ICV CNG Range which offers best in class range and KMKG, power& single fill range in the segment. The customers can choo...

Ashok Leyland, flagship company of the Hinduja Group and India’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, has launched the ecomet Star 1415 7 cubic metre Tipper - first to offer 7 cubic metre capacity in the Interm...

Unlike sentiments in the passenger vehicles and two-wheeler segments, the commercial vehicles (CV) and 3 wheeler segments showed a positive growth in retail sales for the month of December 2021, as compared to Dec 2...

Ashok Leyland, the flagship company of the Hinduja Group and India’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer has launched the ecomet Star, upgraded with additional features, in the Intermediate Commercial Vehicle (I...

On September 20, 2021 Omega Seiki Mobility Pvt. Ltd. (OSM), part of the Rs 1000 crore plus Anglian Omega Group of companies, will be launching India’s first electric Small Commercial Vehicle (SCV), the Omega Seiki M...

Fifty-eight-year-old Dr Andy Palmer, former CEO of UK luxury car company Aston Martin Lagonda has been appointed Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Switch Mobility Ltd, the new electrified commer...

Ashok Leyland, the flagship company of the Hinduja Group and the largest supplier of logistics vehicles to the Indian Army, has strengthened its Armoured vehicle platform by delivering first of its kind “Light Bulle...

Ashok Leyland. A leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, launched the Boss LE and LX Trucks, with i-Gen6 BS-VI technology. The Boss brand has been one of the leading brands, from Ashok Leyland, in the Intermediate ...

Leading commercial vehicle player in India Ashok Leyland launched the Bada Dost, reinforcing its offering in the LCV (Light Commercial Vehicle) range. Bada Dost builds on the strong foundation laid by the Dost bran...

Commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland has launched its range of modular trucks, AVTR, with i-Gen6 BS-VI technology. The modular platform is a first of its kind in the Indian CV industry with multiple options...

India’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group showcased its wide range of Bharat Stage (BS) VI trucks and buses.

Ashok Leyland, one of the largest commercial vehicle manufacturers in India, has become the first Indian OEM to meet the BS-VI emission norms across the full range of heavy duty trucks (GVW of 16.2T and above).

The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has issued notification no GSR 547(E) dated August 1, 2019, exempting the armoured and other specialised vehicles of Indian armed forces and paramilitary forces from the new...

The domestic sales of Ashok Leyland trucks dropped by 29 per cent in July 2019 to 10101 units as compared to 14205 units in July 2018. The medium and heavy commercial vehicle trucks sales stood at 4668 units in June...

Commercial vehicles manufacturer Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, launched the Oyster - its next generation A.C. midi-bus, in the premium category, in India. Oyster, by Ashok Leyland is a multi-purpose ...

Catering to the growing demand for the pick-up trucks in India, leading tyre major, Apollo Tyres introduced Endumaxx brand of tyres for this segment of vehicles. As per company estimates, the light truck radial cate...

Ashok Leyland has bagged an order from GSRTC (Gujarat State Roadways Corporation) for 1290 buses. This order comes closely on the back of 2580 bus orders received from various state transport undertakings recently. ...

Commercial vehicles manufacturer Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, launched the latest variants of the Intermediate Commercial Vehicle (ICV) - the Guru 1010 and Medium Duty Vehicles (MDV) variant of the ...

Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, and India’s largest bus manufacturer, confirmed that it bagged orders from IRT (Institute of Road Transport, Chennai), UPSRTC (Uttar Pradesh State Roadways Transport Cor...

Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles, a joint venture company of Eicher Group and Volvo Group of Sweden will soon be introducing an Automated Manual Transmission truck in the medium duty truck segment in the country. Th...

Ashok Leyland has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Elbit Systems of Israel. As part of this agreement, Ashok Leyland will provide High Mobility vehicles (HMV) for mounting Elbit Systems’ artillery gun...

ZF has highlighted two market successes for its tried-and-tested AxTrax AVE electric portal axle. Firstly, 31 of the famous red London double-decker buses will be equipped with this technology and glide through the ...

Jindal Stainless is eyeing the auto sector in a big way. The company plans to triple its supplies towards this segment in the next 5 years. According to the 2020 BSVI norms, stainless steel is the most preferred met...

The 8th edition of BusWorld India targeting the Indian bus and coach industry, concluded successfully on August 31, 2018 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) in Bengaluru. The international B2B ex...

Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group and the largest supplier of wheeled military vehicles to the Indian Army, has announced a tender win in the Tracked Vehicle space. This tender is for developmental work a...

Leading commercial vehicles manufacturer Ashok Leyland announced that the company has won an order from Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) for the supply of 300 Ashok Leyland buses. The order is for double...

Commercial vehicles manufacturer Ashok Leyland has unveiled Innoline, the world’s first BS4 engine driven by Inline Fuel Pump. It is the latest innovation for commercial vehicles from Ashok Leyland. After the succes...

Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, announced that its subsidiary Optare PLC has won a prestigious order from Transport for London (TfL). The order is for 31 Optare Metrodecker EV double-decker buses to be...

Sun Mobility led by Chetan Maini (Founder of India’s first electric car, Reva) and Uday Khemka (Vice Chairman of Sun Group), launched its global, interoperable smart mobility solution for two and three-wheeler elect...

Commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland announced the roll out of its 2,00,000th LCV (Light Commercial Vehicle) from its Hosur Plant. The first LCV ‘Dost’, was commercially launched in September 2011. The 1,00...

Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, announced the beginning of construction of its bus plant in Andhra Pradesh. The ground breaking ceremony marked the beginning of work on a greenfield factory which will ...

The global partnership between the Hinduja group flagship, Ashok Leyland and Sun Mobility, announced in July 2017, took wings at the Auto Expo 2018 when bus and truck maker Ashok Leyland unveiled its first electric ...

Leading commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland, part of the Hinduja group, has recorded a massive 79pc increase in sales of commercial vehicle in December 2017, as compared to the corresponding period in the ...

Commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland launched Captain Haulage and 3718 Plus, the BS-IV trucks with iEGR (Intelligent Exhaust Gas Recirculation) engines in Mumbai. Ashok Leyland also introduced haulage truck...

Ashok Leyland Ltd and Hino Motors Ltd. Japan have entered into a Mutual Cooperation Agreement (MCA) where Ashok Leyland will utilise Hino’s engine technology for Ashok Leyland’s Euro-VI development and will support ...

Ashok Leyland Defence Systems (ALDS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on cooperation with Russia's Rosoboronexport, on the sidelines of the International Military Technical Forum Army - 2017 held at Ku...

Leading commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland recorded total sales of 7083 unitsin April 2017, down from 10,182 units sold in April 2016. While Light Commercial Vehicle sales grew by 11pc during this period ...

Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, showcased its full range of future ready products, based on Intelligent Exhaust Gas Recirculation (iEGR) technology, and industry-leading services at its annual Global C...

Ashok Leyland sold 18,682 units in March 2017 as against 16,702 units during March 2016. The total sales in FY 2017 was at 145,066 units, as against 140,457 units for the FY 2016.

Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, has announced the opening of its new assembly plant in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Built over a period of 15 months, the plant is spread over an area of 37 acres. The plant is a ...

Tata Motors, a global leading truck and bus manufacturer, launched the Starbus Electric 9m, the Starbus Electric 12m and the Starbus Hybrid 12m buses and displayed a range of smart buses for clean and green cities

Commercial vehicle manufacturer, Ashok Leyland Ltd., has launched its new Intermediate Commercial Vehicle (ICV) - 'Guru' and Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) - 'Partner' in India. Guru comes in the price range of Rs.1...

After several successful events in the past, the 4th edition of Commercial Vehicle Forum (CVF) will be held in Chennai on November 24, 2016. This prestigious forum is being supported by the Automotive Research Assoc...

The 4th edition of Commercial Vehicle Forum (CVF) which will be held in Chennai on November 24, 2016 will see industry leaders discussing on the subject of telematics in CV segment. This prestigious forum is being ...

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. and Ashok Leyland Ltd.have announced a restructuring agreement wherein Nissan will sell to Ashok Leyland all of Nissan’s shares in three joint venture companies that were formed in 2008.

Smooth movement of goods by roads across the country in trucks and other commercial vehicles forms a critical and crucial element in the economic growth of any country. In order to address this important segment, a...

The financial year gone by (April 2015-March 2016) has been an extremely positive one for the Indian CV industry. Laggards are still there, but the overall performance is looking good. Now with the predictions that ...

Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, has won orders valued at Rs 800-crore from the Indian armed forces. The company will supply advanced-technology products – 450 units of Field Artillery Tractor (FAT) 6x...

Ashok Leyland Defence Systems (ALDS), has selected U.S. global security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin, for pursuit of its Indian Armed Forces Light Specialist Vehicle (LSV) and Light Armored Multipurpose (LA...

Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, and a leading commercial vehicle manufacturer in India, took the covers off four all-new next-generation technology products at the Auto Expo 2016,. They also displayed ...

Optare, the market leader for pure electric buses, has announced that it is well underway with a project that will increase the range of its MetroCity and Solo EVs to 200 miles (322km approx.) with no net weight gai...

“Make in India”” got a major boost for the country when Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, announced the signing of a contract with the government of Cote D’Ivoire for 3600 vehicles worth $200 million. Th...

The 4th Bus & Special Vehicle show organised by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers at the India Expo Mart, Greater Noida, near Delhi from January 15 to 17, 2015 got off to a great start with several laun...

Isuzu Motors India has opened its first showroom in Jaipur, the capital city of Rajasthan. On this occasion, the company also launched its sports utility vehicle- MU-7 and its range of pickup trucks D-Max in the Raj...

Small is beautiful and so are Small Commercial Vehicles (SCVs). The SCV segment is the largest segment within the Commercial Vehicle industry with sales of approximately 4,32,000 units in FY2014 contributing to 60pc...

The Hindujas owned Ashok Leyland has got a shot in its arm with a massive order for 2200 buses from the Sri Lankan government. The company, like other commercial vehicle manufacturers in India has been facing a seve...

Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, displayed its full range of next-generation Commercial Vehicles (CVs) at the Auto expo in Greater Noida. The company displayed products ranging from 3.5 T to 25T, - DOST...

Commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland launched the Captain series of next-generation heavy commercial vehicles in New Delhi. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the company’s brand ambassador and captain of the Indian cri...

Ashok Leyland John Deere Construction Equipment Company Pvt. Ltd., a joint venture between Ashok Ley

Ashok Leyland has commercially launched the Boss, an intermediate commercial vehicle (ICV) positione

Ashok Leyland, the Hinduja group flagship, commercially launched the BOSS, an intermediate commercia

Ashok Leyland, rolled out the country’s first On Board Diagnostic (OBD II) compliant vehicle powered

Ashok Leyland Limited has showcased 'The Ashok Leyland Luxura Magical India Bus', built on its Luxur