Ashok Leyland Bags Mega Order For 1,400 School Buses In UAE
The flagship brand of the Hinduja Group and the fourth largest bus manufacturer in the world, Ashok Leyland has bagged orders from major fleets for 1,400 school buses in UAE- the company’s largest ever supply of school buses in UAE.
The 55-seater Falcon bus and 32-seater Oyster bus - will be supplied from Ashok Leyland’s USD 50 million state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, which is the only certified local bus making facility in the entire GCC.
The total fleet deal for the GCC made buses has been bagged by Ashok Leyland’s UAE distribution partners, Swaidan Trading - Al Naboodah Group. Most of the supplies will be made to Emirates Transport and STS Group, a statement from the company said.
The Ras Al Khaimah plant has an installed capacity of 4,000 buses a year. Ever since its start in 2008, Ashok Leyland has rolled out 25,500 buses from the plant so far. The UAE plant also exports buses to African countries.
