Ashok Leyland
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| legal form | Corporation |
| ISIN | INE208A01029 |
| founding | 1948 |
| Seat | Chennai , India |
| management | Dheeraj G. Hinduja (Chairman) Vinod K. Dasar ( CEO ) |
| Number of employees | 11,204 (2015) |
| sales | INR 145 billion (2014/15) EUR 2.165 billion |
| Branch | Automotive industry |
| Website | www.ashokleyland.com |
Ashok Leyland is a listed Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer.
history
The company was founded in 1948 in Madras, India as Ashok Motors to assemble vehicles for the British company Austin . In 1955 the name was changed to Ashok Leyland after the participation of Leyland . Commercial vehicle construction began in the same year .
Takeover by Hinduja and Iveco
In 1987 Ashok Leyland was taken over by the Indian company Hinduja and Iveco . Afterwards, Iveco truck models were also included in the model range, for example Ford Cargo , which was taken over by Iveco, as Ashok Leyland Ecomet. Ashok Leyland was the first Indian automobile manufacturer to be ISO 9002 certified in 1993 . In July 2006 Hinduja took over all Iveco's shares in the holding company.
Nissan Ashok Leyland
In 2007 Ashok Leyland entered into a joint venture with Nissan with a joint production facility in Chennai. The joint venture consists of three companies:
- Ashok Leyland-Nissan Pvt. Ltd .: Chennai manufacturing facility owned by 51% Ashok Leyland and 49% Nissan
- Nissan Ashok Leyland Powertrain Pvt. Ltd .: Engine and transmission manufacturing facility, 51% Nissan and 49% Ashok Leyland
- Nissan Ashok Leyland Technologies Pvt. Ltd .: Development center owned 50:50 by both partners.
Dr. V. Sumantran, Executive Vice Chairman of Hinduja Automotive Limited and Director of Ashok Leyland, is the chairman of the powertrain company and on the board of directors of the other two companies. At the time, the joint venture was the largest financial investment in Indian automotive engineering. The first joint product was the Ashok Leyland Dost .
Ashok Leyland Comet tank truck in Nepal
Ashok Leyland missile transporter with a medium-range missile ( Leyland Marathon base )
Ashok Leyland Ecomet of the Iraqi Army
Ashok Leyland underground truck
Ashok Leyland Viking
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Models
Omnibuses
- titanium
- Luxura
- Viking BS-I, Viking BS-II, Viking BS-III (City Bus)
- Cheetah BS-I, Cheetah BS-II
- Panther
- 12M
- Stag Mini, Stag CNG
- 222 CNG
- Lynx
- Double decker
- Vestibule bus
- Airport Tarmac Coach
- Gensets
Trucks
- Comet 1611, 1612 H, 1613, H1613 H / 2, 1613 ST (4x2)
- 4/51 GS
- Taurus 2516/2 (6x4) tipper
- CT 1613 H / 1 & H / 2
- Bison dump truck
- Taurus HD 2516MT / 1 (6x4)
- Taurus 2516 - 6X4
- 2516 H (6X2)
- Taurus 2516 - 6 X 2
- 4018 tractor unit
- Article 30.14 tractor unit
- Tusker Turbo tractor unit 3516
- Ecomet
- 4921
- U-Truck Tipper U-3123 U-2523 U-2518 U-1616 U-1618
- U-Truck SZM U-4923 U-4023 U-3518
Vans
- Ashok Leyland Dost
- Ashok Leyland styles (from 2014)
Web links
- Story of Ashok Leyland on the corporate (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Ashok Leyland Annual Report 2014/15 ( Memento from December 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on December 26, 2015
- ↑ Converted to the balance sheet date, March 31, 2015