Bus Fanning India

Ashok Leyland exports 100 buses to Ghana

By Sujith Bhakthan

June 12, 2012

Hinduja Group flagship company Ashok Leyland, on Monday, exported 100 ‘Falcon’ buses to Ghana for $7.6 million.

The vehicles were inducted to the fleet of Metro Mass Transit Ltd, a transport company in which the Ghanian Government has 45 per cent stake, the commercial vehicle maker said in a release.

The buses will run on 360 inter- and intra-city routes throughout the country.

Focus on Africa

“Africa has been one of our key focus markets and presents some very unique opportunities for us,” the release quoted Vinod K Dasari, Managing Director, Ashok Leyland, as saying.

“This order is one more affirmation of acceptance of our vehicles in various parts of Africa, like, for example, our buses hold a premium status in the Bus Rapid system in Lagos, Nigeria, which is the only such model in sub-Saharan Africa,” he added. This order comes a year after Ashok Leyland supplied 160 waste management trucks to Ghana.

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