With Focus On Electric Buses, Ashok Leyland Building Greenfield Plant in UP

With Focus On Electric Buses, Ashok Leyland Building Greenfield Plant in UP. Photo: Pexels

Hinduja Group’s commercial vehicle manufacturing arm Ashok Leyland held a ground-breaking ceremony to set up a new integrated commercial vehicle plant focused on green mobility in Uttar Pradesh. The factory will be built at the new factory site on Kanpur Road in Lucknow. This facility will be Ashok Leyland’s seventh vehicle plant in the country.

According to the manufacturer, this greenfield manufacturing facility will be spread over 70 acres. The primary focus of the factory will be the production of electric buses, while also having the capability to produce other vehicles powered by existing and other emerging alternate fuels. The company said that it will be Ashok Leyland’s most modern and green factory worldwide, delivering world-class quality standards.

MD & CEO of Ashok Leyland, Mr. Shenu Agarwal, said, “This facility will not only address the rising demand for electric vehicles but also play a vital role in the holistic development of the region. Our focus on electric trucks and buses resonates with the evolving landscape of sustainable transportation and pushes us one step further to build a green mobility future.” He further added, “Once operational, the plant will initially have the capacity to produce 2500 vehicles per year. Ashok Leyland plans to expand this capacity to 5000 vehicles annually over the next decade, anticipating the growing demand for electric and other types of vehicles in the coming years.”

The company said that the plant, once operational, will initially have the capacity to produce 2500 vehicles per year. Ashok Leyland also plans to expand this capacity to 5000 vehicles annually over the next decade, anticipating the growing demand for electric and other types of vehicles in the coming years.

Further, the company also stated, “It stands to play a pivotal role in Uttar Pradesh’s electric mobility sector particularly considering the state’s notable accomplishment of having the highest number of registered Electric Vehicles (EVs) in India. The establishment of this plant signifies a strategic initiative placing the company at the forefront of the green mobility revolution in the state.”