Ashok Leyland wins order for 400 mini-buses from Senegal

CHENNAI: Commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland, the flagship of the Hinduja Group, has won an order from African nation Senegal to supply 400 minibuses valued 10.06 million Euros to Senbus Industries, a company manufacturing and selling buses and operating out of the West African nation's capital city Dakar. In a press release, Ashok Leyland said the order arrives after the successful operation of 475 buses to Senegal’s Dakar Dem Dikk. "The Eagle 916 bus is a strong and sturdy platform, which has been developed exclusively for Africa. Featuring superior technology of inline pump with Euro III emission norms, maneuverability and fuel-efficiency, Eagle takes comfort, safety and profitability to the next level. Extensive on road product trials have been carried out with various customers in Africa. These buses have been tried and tested on numerous successful projects. The capital of Senegal will start receiving buses towards the end of June this year," Ashok Leyland said. Arijit Dutta Chowdhury, Vice President – Project & Defence Sales, International Operations, Ashok Leyland, said, “This order will be a starting phase to connect rural remote areas of Senegal to urban cities and to promote sustainable mobility.”Interestingly, Ashok Leyland will also collaborate with Senbus on assembling the Semi-Knocked Down buses locally. "Ashok Leyland’s team of engineers will work extensively with the skilled team at Senbus for vehicle assembly, delivering high quality finished products and aftersales support. A full-fledged workshop is also being planned at Dakar by Senbus Industriesm," the release said.

from Economic Times http://bit.ly/2WLrDit