Ashok Leyland has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Uttar Pradesh. The MoU will see Ashok Leyland set up an integrated commercial vehicle Bus plant focused on green mobility in Uttar Pradesh, which will be the first Ashok Leyland plant in the state. Under this partnership, Ashok Leyland will predominantly concentrate on the production of electric buses, with the flexibility to also assemble other vehicles powered by currently available fuels as well as emerging alternative fuels.
Ashok Leyland, the Hinduja Group flagship company in India, is engaged in the manufacturing of commercial vehicles and related components. The company’s products include buses, trucks, engines, defense and special vehicles.