Ashok Leyland Ltd. on Thursday, October 16, said it has won an order worth ₹668.76 crore for 1,937 buses from the Tamil Nadu government.
The company won the order, awarded by the Institute of Road Transport, Tamil Nadu, post the regular tender process. It has deliver 1,937 business that are AIS 153 compliant, contain BS-VI diesel fueled chassis, and are low floor fully-built. The vehicles will be used for operations by all Tamil Nadu State Transport Undertakings.
A total of 1,701 BS VI-diesel chassis and low floor fully-built busses are to be delivered from October 2025 to March 2026. Meanwhile, 236 semi-low floor diesel BS VI fully-built buses are to be delivered by January 2027.
Last month , the company said it plans to localise the supply chain for electric vehicles (EVs), particul