Ashok Leyland to produce its upcoming electric trucks at Hosur LCV facility.

Leading truck and bus maker Ashok Leyland said its upcoming electric small trucks will be manufactured out of its LCV (light commercial vehicle) facility at the company’s Hosur production complex.

The Hinduja flagship has already indicated that it would be launching two new electric small trucks – electric Dost and electric Bada Dost as part of its broader plans to grow the LCV volumes with new product rollouts.

“The new electric small truck will come from our existing LCV line here and our lines are getting aligned to the production of such products,” Ganesh Mani, President & Chief of Operations, Ashok Leyland told businessline at the all-women LCV engine assembly line, housed at the Hosur factory.

He said the company was closely working with its subsidiary company Switch Mobility, which will be selling the electric products of the group. “Our job is to assemble all those vehicles here,” he added.

“The capacity for LCV products won’t be a challenge as it has already ramped up the overall capacity by 15-20 per cent in the past two years. We are future-ready in terms of capacities,” he stated.

In FY23, the company clocked its highest-ever LCV volumes of about 67,000 units with better price realisations. Its previous major launch was in 2020 when Bada Dost was introduced to the market. “We want to be a full range player in the LCV category and going forward we will bring out products in new and existing segments both in ICE and electric variants,” said Mani.

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