Ashok leyland rolls buses out of AP plant

Ashok Leyland flipped the switch on its Vijayawada bus plant on 19 March 2025, per The Times of India, and the roar of engines is echoing through Mallavalli Industrial Park. I’m there in spirit—75 acres of steel and sweat, 40 km from the city, where IT minister Nara Lokesh cut the ribbon Wednesday, Hinduja Group’s Ashok P Hinduja beaming beside him. “Production’s live,” MD Shenu Agarwal said, cranking out diesel and electric buses—4,800 a year—at a site dormant since YSRCP’s 2019 fumble.

This isn’t small potatoes—600 jobs now, 1,200 more coming, per x.com user, and a learning center to boot. I see a Krishna district mechanic, grease on his hands, clocking in where silence reigned for years.

Hinduja’s all-in—Dheeraj Hinduja’s “economic growth” vow from x.com user rings true as electric Switch Mobility buses join the diesel churn. Andhra’s back in the game—$160 million invested, per Web ID 3, and a state clawing past Jagan’s shadow. A Vijayawada commuter might spot these beasts soon, rolling proof Naidu’s industrial bets are hitting the road hard.