Hinduja Group flagship Ashok Leyland on Monday announced that the company has supplied 200 trucks to the government of Bangladesh.
A press release from the company said that these trucks will be a part of the project from India under a $2 billion line of credit announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Ashok Leyland had won the tender floated by the Bangladesh government for 135 fully-built trucks comprising 3T Truck, Hydraulic Beam Lifter, and Sewerage Sucker, which have already been handed over from India Roads and Highways Department in the current financial year.
The company has been awarded another order for 65 units of truck-mounted wrecker, a specialised vehicle to be deployed by the Bangladesh government for various highway applications.
A leading commercial vehicle brand in Banglades, Ashok Leyland has more than 50 touchpoints across the nation. Apart from supplying many vehicles from India, the company also assembles their range of trucks, buses, and LCV vehicles locally at Bangladesh’s IFAD Auto Dhamrai plant.
Amandeep Singh, Head – International Operation, Ashok Leyland, said, “Bangladesh is one of our key export markets, and this supply further strengthens our position in the country. We are enthused by the various export facilitation measures taken by the Indian government, and we plan to further increase our volumes and footprint in overseas markets, especially SAARC, GCC and Africa. Exports has been a strong focus for us to de-risk from cyclicality in the Indian market, and this is a significant step in that direction.”