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Informist, Thursday, Apr. 16, 2026

 

--Ashok Leyland's Shah: Aim to tap Gujarat, Maharashtra with DOST, DOST+ XL    

--Ashok Leyland's Shah: Aim to tap Delhi, UP with twin-fuel DOST, DOST+ XL

--Ashok Leyland's Singh: Impact of West Asia war has reduced    

--Ashok Leyland's Singh: May look at exporting smaller CNG LCVs to Nigeria    

--CONTEXT:Ashok Leyland LCV chief Amandeep Singh addresses media at an event

 

NEW DELHI – Ashok Leyland Ltd. will focus on markets in the north with the launch of its two twin-fuel variants of light commercial vehicles--DOST and DOST+ XL. "As per our assessment, primary markets will be Delhi-National Capital Region, large parts of Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra," Viplav Shah, head of the light commercial vehicles business at Ashok Leyland, said at the launch event of these two models.

 

The ex-showroom price of the twin-fuel DOST model starts at INR 820,000, while that of the twin-fuel DOST+ XL model starts at INR 875,000. The two twin-fuel vehicles will have a payload capacity of 1,218 kilograms and 1,410 kgs.

 

Amandeep Singh, president–international operations, light commercial vehicles,  Ashok Leyland, said compressed natural gas-run vehicles are gaining traction in many countries. "On compressed natural gas side, it depends on the infrastructure. Earlier, we had not seen too much impetus on compressed natural gas but now some African countries are starting. Nigeria has come up in a big way, their requirement for compressed natural gas has gone up. We have already started supplying our buses there. Very soon we will be supplying these smaller vehicles also in compressed natural gas," he said.

 

Speaking on the stress faced by the company due to the West Asia wa, Singh said initially there was stress in terms of availability of components, but the company has started to find alternative ways to secure these parts. "Some impact is still there, but it has come down significantly," he said. At 1511 IST, shares of the company were up almost 0.8% at INR 176.81 on the National Stock Exchange.   End

 

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Reported by Sagar Sen

Edited by Tanima Banerjee

 

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