Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja group, is the 2nd largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles in India, the 4th largest manufacturer of buses in the world, and one of the largest manufacturers of trucks. Headquartered in Chennai, 9 manufacturing plants gives an international footprint - 7 in India, a bus manufacturing facility in Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) and another one at Leeds, United Kingdom. Ashok Leyland has a well-diversified portfolio across the automobile industry. A US $ 2.7 billion (2015-16) company, Ashok Leyland is one of the most fully-integrated manufacturing companies with a product range from 2.5T GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) to 49T GTW (Gross Trailer Weight) in trucks, 16 to 80 seater buses, vehicles for defence and special applications, and diesel engines for industrial, genset and marine applications. Over 70 million passengers use Ashok Leyland buses to get to their destinations every day while over 700,000 trucks keep the wheels of economies moving. With the largest fleet of logistics vehicles deployed in the Indian Army and significant partnerships with armed forces across the globe, Ashok Leyland helps to keep borders secure. Pioneers in the Commercial Vehicle (CV) space, many product concepts have become industry benchmarks and norms. Ashok Leyland has ISO/TS 16949 Corporate Certification and is also the first CV manufacturer in India to receive the OBD-II (on board diagnostic) certification for BS IV-compliant commercial vehicle engines, SCR (selective catalytic reduction), EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) and CNG technologies. Driven by innovative products suitable for a wide range of applications and an excellent understanding of the customers and local market conditions, Ashok Leyland has been at the fore-front of the commercial vehicle industry for decades. The Company’s wide-spread customer base is served through an all-India sales and service network, supplemented by over 5000 touch points. With technology-enabled customer engagement processes and knowledge on the specific applications of the product range, Ashok Leyland sales team are well equipped to fulfil customer’s needs. Ashok Leyland manages driver training institutes across India and has trained over 800,000 drivers since inception. On-site service training for technicians are provided by Ashok Leyland’s service training institutes located in 7 locations across India.
