On August 29, Ashok Leyland Chief Technology Officer N Saravanan received certificates from Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) confirming compliance with BS-VI emission standard, it added
The Hinduja flagship claimed that it has became the first Indian commercial vehicle maker to get BS VI certification for its entire heavy trucks range (gross vehicle weight of 16.2. tonne and above).
N Saravanan, Chief Technology Officer, Ashok Leyland, told a group of reporters here. "We are the first local OEM to obtain the BS VI-compliance certificates for heavy trucks. This heavy range is our high volume segment. So, we now have a large chunk of volume category certified and ready for production,” N Saravanan, Chief Technology Officer, Ashok Leyland, told a group of reporters here. If fuel was available, we would have started selling these ranges. The fuel should be available across the country, can’t be in one or two cities,” he said.
Compliance in the LCV and ICV range will be completed shortly and the company will offer a comprehensive range from 70 hp to 360 hp in BS VI application, he added.
But details were not provided on the likely increase in prices and fuel efficiency of BS-VI trucks. Cabins of BS-VI trucks may also look different due to large cooling systems and other required norms. Also, there will be more electronics in terms of a good number of sensors. The BS-VI trucks will offer telematics solutions too.
BS-VI compliance in the LCV and ICV range is expected to be completed shortly.
