ASHOK LEYLAND I-BUS IN PRODUCTION BY YEAR-END
Indian truck and bus manufacturer Ashok Leyland, which produces about 84,000 vehicles annually at this moment, has ambitions to grow dramatically. During the coming fiscal year the production should increase with 50,000 vehicles, for the fiscal 2009-2010 the same growth is scheduled. An important role in this growth pattern will be played by the iBus project.
Launched as a concept during the recent Auto Expo 2008 in India, a vehicle for a first production run of pilot models should be ready by the end of this year. The start of full production is scheduled for 2009. The bus will probably be equipped with an angine from the new Neptune family, which Ashok Leyland also introduced at this exhibition, which are ready for the BS4/Euro 4 emission regulations and can be upgraded to Euro 5.