CHENNAI: Hinduja flagship firm Ashok Leyland Thursday said it has bagged an order from Senegal, an African nation, to supply 400 minibuses worth 10.06 million euros (about Rs 80 crore). The capital of Senegal will start receiving buses towards the end of June this year. This order for supplying 400 units of Ashok Leyland Eagle 916 Minibuses comes from Senbus Industries, a company assembling urban buses in Dakar. This order comes after the successful operation of 475 buses to Senegal’s Dakar Dem Dikk .

The Eagle 916 bus is a sturdy platform, which has been developed exclusively for Africa. Featuring Euro III compliant technology Eagle have been tried and tested extensively on African roads.

This project will provide mobility solutions to the country by expanding reach and coverage of remote areas through AFTU, a leading private bus association of operator groups that run buses extensively across Senegal.

A special aspect of this project is that Senbus Industries will be supplied with Semi Knocked Down buses and Ashok Leyland will be collaborating with Senbus on assembling them locally in Senegal. Ashok Leyland’s team of engineers will work extensively with the skilled team at Senbus for vehicle assembly, delivering high-quality finished products and after sales support. A full-fledged workshop is also being planned at Dakar by Senbus Industries.

Ashok Leyland is currently the 4th largest manufacturer of buses in the world and India’s largest bus manufacturer.

