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September 2012
Nissan-AL Technologies
setting up state-of-the-art
plant near Chennai
Nissan Ashok Leyland Technolo-
gies Ltd. is a joint venture set up
in 2008 by Ashok Leyland of the
Hinduja Group and Nissan Motor
Company of Japan. The main ob-
jective of the joint venture was the
development of vehicles for both the
partners in a phased manner. Inter-
estingly, the DOST, with an Ashok
Leyland badge, the first product to
roll out of the JV project, was a re-
sounding success. This achievement
was possible with the all-out efforts
of Nissan-AL Technologies, which
has also seen the new vehicle gar-
ner impressive market share
figures in the eight states
where the product
was launched dur-
ing the
vehicle zone
Dr. N. Saravanan
Chief Executive Officer, Nissan Ashok Leyland Technologies Ltd.
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