<p>The new Dost, a 1.25 tonner light commercial vehicle, is priced at Rs 3.79 lakh (ex-showroom Chennai) for the base variant and Rs 4.39 lakh ex-showroom Chennai for the top variant.<br /><br />Ashok Leyland started off as a car maker making Austin cars.Later it shifted focus to commercial vehicles.India is a growing competitive market in the light commercial vehicle industry and Monday’s launch of Dost is a testimony of Ashok Leyland’s expertise in the field, Ashok Leyland Chairman Dheeraj G Hinduja told reporters here.<br /><br />By partnering with Nissan they would be able to offer products which are “Japan quality offered at Indian cost.”<br /></p>
<p>The new Dost, a 1.25 tonner light commercial vehicle, is priced at Rs 3.79 lakh (ex-showroom Chennai) for the base variant and Rs 4.39 lakh ex-showroom Chennai for the top variant.<br /><br />Ashok Leyland started off as a car maker making Austin cars.Later it shifted focus to commercial vehicles.India is a growing competitive market in the light commercial vehicle industry and Monday’s launch of Dost is a testimony of Ashok Leyland’s expertise in the field, Ashok Leyland Chairman Dheeraj G Hinduja told reporters here.<br /><br />By partnering with Nissan they would be able to offer products which are “Japan quality offered at Indian cost.”<br /></p>
