Ashok Leyland bags mega order for 1,400 school buses in the UAE

Ashok Leyland bags mega order for 1,400 school buses in the UAE

Ashok Leyland, the fourth largest bus manufacturer in the world, announced on Wednesday that it has bagged orders for the supply of 1,400 school buses in the UAE from multiple fleet operators including Emirates Transport and STS Group.

The company said in a press statement that the buses, comprising of 55-seater Falcon and 32-seater Oyster, would be supplied from Ashok Leyland’s $50 million 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 was bagged by Ashok Leyland’s UAE distribution partners, Swaidan Trading - Al Naboodah Group.

Dheeraj Hinduja, Executive Chairman, Ashok Leyland said more than 55 percent of the parts for the buses are sourced in UAE.