Ashok Leyland, the flagship company of the Hinduja Group and India’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, has delivered the first batch of vehicles built on its new modular platform with i-Gen6 BSVI technology to its customers.

The modular platform comes with multiple options of axle configuration, loading spans, cabins, suspensions, drivetrains on a single platform for range of trucks, tippers and tractors.

While Europe took 10 years to migrate from Euro IV (equivalent to BS IV) emission norms to Euro VI, India has to do it in three years.

The year 2017 was a challenging year for the automotive industry in India due to several policy fluctuations. In spite of this, BMW Group India reported 25 per cent increase in car sales in 2017 compared to 2016