Ashok Leyland has bagged an order for 290 fully-built double-decker buses from the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC). Worth around $23.3 million, this represents the company’s largest single order for double-decker buses from that country.
An agreement to this effect was recently signed by the BRTC Chairman, and Mr. Antony Lobo, Special Director - International Operations, Ashok Leyland, at Dhaka.
Commenting on the order, Mr. Vinod K. Dasari, Managing Director, Ashok Leyland, said: “Bangladesh has always remained a very important market for us. Our continued focus on this robustly growing market has helped us establish ourselves today as the second largest brand in that country’s commercial vehicle market. We will continue to maintain this focus in the coming years”.
In 2010-2011, the company’s export numbers zoomed by 72 per cent to touch 10,306 units in which Bangladesh had a significant contribution. Over the years, more than 9,500 vehicles of different models have been exported through Ashok Leyland’s sole dealer of over two decades, Ifad Autos Ltd.
