Ashok Leyland Heavy-Duty Truck Range Gets Bs-VI Certification

With Ashok Leyland achieving an important milestone of becoming the first Indian OEM to meet the BS-VI emission norms across their full range of heavy-duty trucks, the company has now embarked on an ambitious programme of providing training to drivers and after-sales technicians while also giving a thought to how they can add power to their marketing drive in India and other countries, reports N. Balasubramanian

Ashok Leyland (AL) has become the first Indian OEM to meet the BS-VI emission norms across their full range of heavyduty trucks – GVW of 16.2T and above. On August 29, 2019, Dr. N Saravanan, Chief Technology Officer, Ashok Leyland, received the certificates, confirming compliance to BS-VI emission standards from the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), an autonomous automotive research and development organisation which offers comprehensive certification and homologation services for all kinds of vehicles. Commenting on this milestone, Dheeraj Hinduja, Chairman, Ashok Leyland, said: “Ashok Leyland has always been a pioneer in the introduction of new technology in the commercial vehicle industry and this achievement of meeting the BS-VI emission standard across our heavy vehicle range further reinforces our position as technology leaders.”

“Despite the short transition timeframe from BS IV to BS VI, we have done extensive testing and with a further seven months to go, we are confident that our indigenous development will provide a superior and competitive solution addressing the needs of our customers. We are deeply committed to indigenous research and development addressing market needs with a relevant and customised approach. Compliance in the LCV and ICV range will be completed shortly and we will offer a comprehensive range from 70 HP to 360 HP in BS VI application,” he added.