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. The company was engaged in the assembly and distribution of Austin A40 passenger cars in India. The company had its headquarters in Chennai, with the manufacturing plant in Chennai. Ashok Motors was incorporated in 1948 as a company to assemble and manufacture Austin cars from England, and the company was named after the founder's only son, Ashok Saran. After Independence, he was persuaded by India's first Prime Minister Nehru to invest in a modern industrial venture. In the trucks segment Ashok Leyland primarily concentrates on the 16 to 25-ton range and has a presence in the 7.5 to 49 ton range.Ī 2018 stamp sheet of India dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Ashok Leyland Ashok Motors Īshok Motors was founded in 1948 by Raghunandan Saran, an Indian freedom fighter from Punjab. With passenger transportation options ranging from 10 seaters to 74 seaters (M&HCV = LCV), Ashok Leyland is a market leader in the bus segment. It sold approximately 140,000 vehicles (M&HCV and LCV) in FY 2016. In 2019, Ashok Leyland claimed to be in the top 10 global commercial vehicle makers. Operating nine plants, Ashok Leyland also makes spare parts and engines for industrial and marine applications.Īshok Leyland has a product range from 1T GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) to 55T GTW (Gross Trailer Weight) in trucks, 9 to 80-seater buses, vehicles for defence and special applications, and diesel engines for industrial, genset and marine applications. Ashok Leyland also has overseas manufacturing units with a bus manufacturing facility in Ras Al Khaimah (UAE), one at Leeds, United Kingdom and a joint venture with the Alteams Group for the manufacture of high-press die-casting extruded Aluminium components for the automotive and telecommunications sectors.

With the corporate office located in Chennai, its manufacturing facilities are in Ennore, Bhandara, two in Hosur, Alwar and Pantnagar.

Ashok Leyland is the second-largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles in India (with a market share of 32.1% (FY 2016)), the third-largest manufacturer of buses in the world, and the tenth-largest manufacturers of trucks. It was founded in 1948 as Ashok Motors and became Ashok Leyland in the year 1955. Ashok Leyland is an Indian multinational automotive manufacturer, headquartered in Chennai.

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