Another Humvee from an Indian Manufacturer:
Similar to M&M, Ashok leyland plans to foray into the utility vehicles segment with both military and civil models. Ashok Leyland has indigenously developed a new four-wheeler light specialist vehicle (LSV). Ashok Leyland’s LSV is a Humvee-type vehicle and the company will offer a prototype to the Indian army for field trials soon. The LSV (Mahindra & Mahindra has also developed an LSV variant called AXE) marks Ashok Leyland’s entry into this category of vehicles. Ashok Leyland spokesperson confirmed that the new vehicle has been developed by its own R&D. “It’s a vehicle for special needs and trials are underway. The four-wheeler will be rolled out soon and meets army specifications with special purpose weapon capabilities,” the spokesperson said.
Ashok Leyland is the second largest manufacturer of trucks and buses in India. The company produced 83,558 units in the last fiscal and is now aiming to tap the potential of smaller utility vehicles. Company sources said that the army vehicles will be followed by a civilian version of the LSV in the next few years.
Civilian version:
“Though an exact civilian version is too early to expect, we are working on different multi-purpose vehicles that could hit the civilian landscape in the sub-1-tonne segment. These vehicles are at the design stage and in due course, we will look at market-able variants of these high-powered vehicles, blended with different powertrains,”.
source:economictimes