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A Leyland bus working Kenyan roads, decades before the badge changed.
The badge reads Ashok Leyland. The lineage is pure Leyland.
Ride a country bus in the seventies or eighties and you would remember a Leyland bus that simply refused to give up. Those buses moved a generation between Nairobi, Kisumu, Mombasa and every shopping centre in between.
That name never left. Founded in 1948, Ashok Leyland, the flagship of the Hinduja Group, is today one of the world's largest commercial vehicle manufacturers and the 4th largest bus maker globally, sold and serviced in Kenya by Simba Corporation.
Every unit is specified for how Kenya actually works: murram and marram, Mombasa Road traffic, escarpment climbs, quarry sites, sugar and tea routes, matatu and school runs, and long stretches between service points. Nothing about these vehicles is theoretical.
From Chennai to Mombasa.
- 1948
Founded in Chennai
Ashok Motors is established, later becoming Ashok Leyland.
- 1980s
Enters Africa
Trucks and buses begin rolling out across the continent.
- 2010
AVA Kenya assembly
Local assembly begins at the AVA plant in Mombasa.
- Today
4th largest bus maker globally
Present in 50+ countries with over 200,000 vehicles built each year.
Three promises. Zero shortcuts.
Durable
Engineered for punishing loads, long distances and rough Kenyan terrain.
Affordable
Class-leading total cost of ownership from purchase to fuel to service.
Reliable
5-year / 500,000 km warranty backed by Simba Corp's nationwide network.
Built where the roads are hardest.
Engineered in India
R&D centres in Chennai build for emerging-market conditions.
Proven in 50+ countries
From Indian mines to East African highways.
BS-VI ready powertrains
Cleaner engines with the fuel economy operators need.
Built for the job
Purpose-engineered chassis for tipping, hauling, distribution and passengers.