Light trucks, modular tech, EV-focused unit: inside Ashok Leyland’s drive to make it big globally

Commercial-vehiclemanufacturer Ashok Leyland wants to push hard with its ambition to bulk up. The Chennai-based company is stitching up a plan to become a bigger name in the global market. The bets are on three facets— light commercial vehicles (LCVs); a modern modular platform, which will make the new generation of medium and heavy commercial vehicles (M&HCV); and electric vehicles. So why is Ashok Leyland putting special emphasis on