Ashok Leyland commences production at new bus facility in Andra Pradesh

The plant, spread over 75 acres, will include latest technology to deliver the high quality standards of the Ashok Leyland brand

Ashok Leyland has started production of buses at its new plant in Andhra Pradesh. The development comes at a time when the company's bus volume continues to be under pressure.

In a disclosure to BSE, Ashok Leyland said that commercial production of the buses at the plant set up at Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh commenced on February 19, 2021. 

Ashok Lyeland reported a 69 per cent drop in bus sales during the month of January 2021 to 820 units as compared to 2,682 units in the year ago period. During April 2020-January 2021, company's bus sales dropped by around 82 per cent to