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The collaboration ended sometime in 1975 but the holding of British Leyland, now a major British Auto Conglomerate as a result of several mergers agreed to assist in technology which continued until the 1980s. Post
1975, changes in management structures saw the company launch various advanced vehicles and pioneering inAshok Leylands UK subsidiary Optare has shut down its novations in the Indian market, with many of these modbus factory in Blackburn, Lancashire.[3] This subsidiarys els continuing to this day with numerous upgrades over
traditional home in Leeds has also been vacated in favour the years.
of a purpose built plant at Sherburn-in-Elmet.
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2.1
2.1.1
2 PRODUCTS
Products
Trucks and Buses
Early Vehicles
An Ashok Leyland BEST bus in Mumbai. This bus has the Hino Engine.
Ashok Leylands
Modern
Truck
with
factory
built
G-90
New Gen Cab.
Comet Early products included the Leyland Comet bus
which was a passenger body built on a truck chassis sold
in large numbers to many operators in India. By 1963, the
Comet was operated by every State Transport Undertaking in India, and over 8,000 were in service. It was soon
joined in production by a version of the Leyland Tiger.
Titan In 1968, production of the Leyland Titan ceased
in Britain, but was restarted by Ashok Leyland in India.
Ashok Leylands
The Titan PD3 chassis was modied, and a ve speed
heavy duty constant-mesh gearbox was used together with entry into Light Commercial Vehicle segment with Dost
the Ashok Leyland version of the O.680 engine. The
Ashok Leyland Titan was very successful and continued
in production for many years.
Hino Engine During early 80s Ashok Leyland entered
into a collaboration with Japanese company Hino Motors from whom technology for the H-series engines was
sourced. Many indigenous versions of H-series engine
were developed with 4 and 6 cylinders and also conforming to BS2, BS3 & BS4 emission standards in India. These engines proved to be extremely popular with
the customers primarily for their excellent fuel eciency.
Most current models of Ashok Leyland come with Hseries engines.
Ashok
Leyland
STiLE MPV
3.3
another 15 models are set to enter the market in the next will share a common manufacturing facility in Chennai,
12 months.
India. The shareholding structures of the three joint venture companies are:
Dost The Dost is a 1.25 ton light commercial vehicle (LCV) that is the rst product to be launched by the
Indian-Japanese commercial vehicle joint venture Ashok
Leyland Nissan Vehicles. Dost is powered by a 58
hp high-torque, 3-cylinder, turbo-charged Common Rail
Diesel engine and has a payload capacity of 1.25 Tonnes.
It is available in both BS3 and BS4 versions. The bodywork and some of the underpinnings relate to Nissans
C22 Vanette of the 1980s; this is most visible in the
door design. The LCV is being produced in Ashok Leylands Hosur plant in Tamil Nadu. The LCV is available
in three versions with the top-end version featuring airconditioning, power steering, dual-colour of a beige-gray
trim and fabric seats. With the launch of Dost Ashok
Leyland has now entered the Light Commercial Vehicle
segment in India[7][8][9][10][11]
Ashok Leyland Nissan Vehicles Pvt. Ltd., the vehicle manufacturing company will be owned 51% by
Ashok Leyland and 49% by Nissan
Nissan Ashok Leyland Powertrain Pvt. Ltd., the
powertrain manufacturing company will be owned
51% by Nissan and 49% by Ashok Leyland
Nissan Ashok Leyland Technologies Pvt. Ltd., the
technology development company will be owned
50:50 by the two partners.
Dr. V. Sumantran, Executive Vice Chairman of Hinduja Automotive Limited and a Director on the Board of
Ashok Leyland is the Chairman of the Powertrain company and he is on the Boards of the other two JV companies. The venture, once it takes o, will be one of the
largest investments made in automotive eld in the counBoss Boss is an Intermediate Commercial Vehicle try
launched by Ashok Leyland. This is available in the range
of 8T to 14T. This is available with two engine options
120IL(LE) and 130CRS(LX) engines and both are rst 3.3 Ashok Leyland Defence Systems
time such an engines are oered in this range of trucks.
The LX variant is available with Air condition and Leymatic AMT which are again the industry rst.
2.2
2.2.1
Minivan
STiLE
STiLE is aMulti-purpose vehicle which was manufactured by Ashok Leyland. The vehicle was unveiled during
2012 Auto Expo and was launched in July 2013. STiLE
was marketed as a multi-purpose vehicle for use as a
hotel shuttle, taxi, ambulance, panel van, and in courier
service. In May 2015, Ashok Leyland stopped production due to low demand.[12][13][14][15]
An Ashok Leyland Stallion 4x4 Army Truck in Himalayas
3
3.1
Subsidiary ventures
Construction Equipment
3.2
In 2007, the company announced a joint venture with Ashok Leyland Defence Systems (ALDS) is a newly
Japanese auto giant Nissan (Renault Nissan Group) which oated company by the Hinduja Group. Ashok Leyland,
5 TECHNOLOGY
4.2 Avia
In October 2006, Ashok Leyland bought a large stake
in the Czech-based- Avia, later renaming as Avia Ashok
Leyland Motors s.r.o., to gain entry into the competitive European market. But prolonged recession in Europe
forced to shut down the Czech operations in 2013.
4.3 Optare
the agship company of Hinduja group, holds 26 percent in the newly formed Ashok Leyland Defence Systems (ALDS). The newly oated company has a mandate to design and develop defence logistics and tactical
vehicles, defence communication and other systems.[17]
Ashok Leyland is the largest supplier of logistics vehicles to the Indian Army. It has supplied over 60,000
of its Stallion vehicles which form the Armys logistics
backbone.[18]
4.1
5 Technology
Ashok Leyland was already producing low-emission vehicles. Back in 1980s and 90s, Ashok Leyland with
various Tamil Nadu Transport Corporatiopn, notably
Cholan Roadways Corporation based in Trichripally experimented with low pollutant emission based on the
CNG technology. In 2002 it developed the rst hybrid
electric vehicle. Ashok Leyland has also launched a mobile emission clinic that operates on highways and at entry points to New Delhi. The clinic checks vehicles for
emission levels, recommends remedies and oers tips on
maintenance and care. This work will help generate valuable data and garner insight that will guide further development.
5.5
iBUS
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Ashok Leyland is also developing electric batteries and
bio-fuel modes.
5.5 iBUS
5.1
Hythane engines
5.3
Nissan partnership
Ashok Leylands partnership with Nissan is also focusing on vehicle, powertrain, and technology development
listed under three joint ventures. With impressive investment, the joint ventures will focus on producing trucks
with diesel engines that meet Euro 3 and Euro 4 emission
standards.
5.4
Hybrid Technology
6 Financials
The company has also maintained its protable track
record for 60 years. The annual turnover of the company
was USD 1.7 billion in 2013-14. Selling 89,342 medium
and heavy vehicles in 2013-14, Ashok Leyland is Indias
largest exporter of medium and heavy duty trucks. It is
also one of the largest private sector employers in India with about 12,000 employees working in 6 factories and
oces spread over the length and breadth of India.
In 2013-14, the company posted a very modest prot after tax of Rs. 290million which was made possible after
selling of real estate and other surplus land and related assets. The company has not declared any dividend for the
nancial year 2013-14, which is also a rst in its 60-year
history.
The buses and trucks are set to feature a new electronic shift-by-wire transmission technology as well as
electronic-controlled engine management for greater fuel
eciency. Ashok Leyland focuses on improving fuel efciency without aecting automotive power, and the vehicles will have a 5% improvement on fuel eciency. The company has increased its rated capacity to 105,000
9 PRODUCTS
Ennore, Tamil nadu in North Chennai [estb. 1948]
Trucks, Buses, Engines, Axles etc.
Hosur, Tamil nadu in Krishnagiri District [estb.
1980] Two adjacent plants (Hosur-1, Hosur-2,
CPPS) for Trucks, Special Vehicles and Power
Units.
Alwar, Rajasthan [estb. 1982] Bus Manufacturing
Unit
Bhandara, Maharashtra [estb. 1982] Gearbox
Unit
Pantnagar, Uttarakhand [etsb. 2010] 75,000 annual capacity greeneld Unit for new generation
Platforms and Cabs.
Sengadu Village, Kanchipuram District in Tamil
Nadu [etsb. 2008] Technical and Production facility for Ashok Leyland Defence Systems. Another
separate technical center for Nissan Ashok Leyland
Vehicles.
8.1.2 Europe
Exports
On 11 June 2012, Ashok Leyland supplied 100 Falcon buses to Ghana for $7.6 million (about Rs 420 8.1.3 Middle East
million).[21]
Ras Al Khaimah, UAE [estb. 2011] Bus manHinduja Group agship company Ashok Leyland has
ufacturing facility Joint Venture between Ashok
been awarded the rst overseas order worth $6 million
Leyland and Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority
for its vestibule buses from Bangladesh Road Transport
(RAKIA) in UAE
Corporation (BRTC).[22]
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8.1
8.1.1
Facilities
Manufacturing Units
India
9 Products
9.1 Current Buses
City
Ashok Leyland Factory near Ennore as seen from a train
RESLF
9.1
Current Buses
Ashok Leyland Tusker Twin Axle Lorry with custom built cabin,
a regular sight in Indian Highways
Ashok Leyland Titan Double Decker bus of BEST, Mumbai
ULE
Janbus
Titan Double Decker
Vestibule bus
Interurban or Moussil
Viking
An 80s built short haul Ashok Leyland lorry in Tamil Nadu, still
in operation
Cheetah
Intercity
12M
Luxura
Feeder
Janbus Midi
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REFERENCES
Stag
Lynx
Tarmac
Avion ULF
Avion RESLF
Avion ULE
Gensets
9.2
Goods segment
Comet 1611
1616 il
1612 H
1613 H
1613 H/2 (12m Goods)
Hippo Tractor 6X4 Diesel
4/51 GS
1613
Taurus 2516/2 (6x4) Tipper
CT 1613 H/1 & H/2
Bison Tipper
1613 ST (4x2)
Taurus HD 2516MT/1 (6x4)
Taurus 2516 - 6X4
2516 H (6X2)
Taurus 2516 - 6 X 2
4018 Tractor
10 See also
British Leyland
Leyland Motors Ltd
List of trucks
11 References
[1] http://www.ashokleyland.com/sites/default/files/annual_
report/Ashok_Leyland_AR_2014_web_1.pdf
[2] Lanka Ashok Leyland. Lanka Ashok Leyland.
[3] Ashok Leyland shuts UK bus factory. 1 June 2012.
[4] Ashok Leyland-A pioneers Diamond Jubilee. Chennai,
India: The Hindu. 1 September 2008. Retrieved 201402-15.
[5] History: We cut our teeth on cars. Ashok Leyland.
Archived from the original on 2002-02-07.
[6] Products: Cargo. Ashok Leyland. Archived from the
original on 2001-11-12.
[7] Ashok Leyland enters LCV segment with Dost. The
Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
[8] Ashok Leyland introduces the user-friendly Dost. Moneylife.in. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
[9] Ashok Leyland DOST' rolled out.
Financialexpress.com. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
[10] Ashok Leyland Dost unveiled Archived 20 July 2011 at
the Wayback Machine.
[11] Ashok Leyland-Nissan JV unveil rst LCV
model- Dost, targets below 3 tonne market. Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com. 29 March 2011.
Retrieved 2012-05-29.
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