Ashok Leyland, the Hinduja group flagship company, is planning to unveil the passenger carrier version of its small commercial vehicle ‘Dost’ in FY14, while the Dost CNG will be introduced to the Delhi market shortly. Dost is a light commercial vehicle (LCV) developed jointly by Ashok Leyland and its partner Nissan Motor Co. through their equal joint venture. It was launched commercially in India in 2011.
At present, Dost is manufactured at Ashok Leyland's plant at Hosur in Tamil Nadu although the joint venture partners are in the process of setting up a new dedicated LCV plant.
Meanwhile, the new passenger version on the Dost platform, goods and passenger versions of the multi functional van ‘Stile’ and the 6-tonne ‘Partner’ are slated to hit the Indian roads during this fiscal.
