The company, Ashok Motors was founded by Raghunandan Saran and was set up in collaboration with Austin Motor Company, England and incorporated on September 7th 1948 for the assembly of Austin cars. In 1954, the company forayed into the Commercial Vehicle business and we have to thank them for the double-decker buses you travel in. Now Ashok Leyland, the company stepped into the Passenger Vehicle segment with the Stile and they look to expand operations soon through their facilities in Ennore and Hosur.
