Ashok Leyland to carve out two new units to strengthen green transport solutionsThe first unit -- Switch Mobility Automotive Ltd -- is being formed to carry on the electric vehicle strategy in India and forms part of it...
Ashok Leyland renames Optare as Switch Mobility to drive electric and new mobility growth“This strategy reflects the clear growth opportunities in the global light commercial vehicle (LCV) and bus electric vehicle market, which ...
Ashok Leyland floats new subsidiary Vishwa Buses and CoachesIn a BSE filing, the Hinduja Group company said VBCL is a 100 per cent subsidiary and the initial capital of Rs 60 crore was fully infused ...
Ashok Leyland appoints Andrew Palmer non-executive chairman of British arm Optare PlcHinduja Group's flagship firm Ashok Leyland on Saturday said former Aston Martin CEO Andrew Palmer has been appointed as non-executive chai...
Ashok Leyland's UK arm bags order for 37 electric decker buses in LondonThe company's subsidiary Optare Plc is partnering with Tower Transit Group in the launch of two new electric routes in London with the supp...
Hinduja group eyes critical share of London Bus EV plan with optareHinduja Group in 2013, Optare took a decision to shift focus to electric buses from conventional diesel buses in 2017 and the company stand...
India cannot afford to fall back even by a day in introducing BS-VI norms, says SCBharat Stage standards are instituted by the government to regulate output of air pollutants from motor vehicles and BS-IV norms had been e...
Ashok Leyland arm to supply electric double-decker buses in LondonThe order is for 31 Optare Metrodecker EV double-decker buses to be bought by Metroline which will be added to London's fleet by next summe...
Ashok Leyland plans to scale up light commercial vehicle business, international operationsFor the electric vehicle (EV) segment, Ashok Leyland is also looking to tap the proven success of its Optare bus range in the United Kingdo...
Ashok Leyland arm Optare targets to double e-bus rangeAshok Leyland's electric vehicles arm Optare has taken up a project to increase the range of its MetroCity and Solo buses to 200 miles with...
Ashok Leyland to make electric buses in IndiaThe company will consider the plant at Alwar, Rajasthan, or the one in Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, Dasari added. It has bus manufacturing f...
Hindujas roll out London's first pure electric buses with zero tailpipe emissionsThe first pure electric buses with zero tailpipe emissions are all set to roll out on British roads, thanks to the Hinduja group.
Hindujas roll out London's first pure electric buses with zero tailpipe emissionsThe buses take around five hours to fully charge overnight, or two hours using fast charge technology and have a range of up to 100 miles d...
G P Hinduja launches new-age India-UK bus, MetroDeckerThe blue MetroDecker marks a turnaround in the fortunes of ailing British bus manufacturer Optare, which had been acquired by Ashok Leyland...
Hindujas emerge as the richest Asians in BritainSrichand Hinduja and Gopi Hinduja, Chairman and Co-Chairman of the Hinduja Group, have emerged as the richest Asians in Britain in 2013.
- 'Hindujas to buy majority stake in British bus maker Optare'
A potential counter-bid for Optare from Alexander Dennis evaporated yesterday after the latter's backers, led by Sir Brian Souter, dropped ...
- Ashok Leyland scouting for acquisitions in BRIC countries
Ashok Leyland Limited is scouting for acquisitions in BRIC countries, according to a top official of the company.