September 26, 2025
Ashok Leyland’s Strategic Battery Alliance with China’s CALB
Ashok Leyland Ltd, the flagship of the conglomerate steered by the Hinduja family, is relying on China’s third-largest battery manufacturer CALB Group Co to aid its goal of progressively mastering lithium-ion cell technology. India’s second-largest producer of trucks and buses, which inked a 20-year pact with CALB earlier this month, will begin by importing cells from its Chinese collaborator and acquire the skills to assemble them into packs, Ashok Leyland’s Chief Executive Officer Shenu Agarwal said in an interview. The automaker will progressively pursue the ability to design and produce lithium-ion batteries domestically, he added. Ashok Leyland’s partnership with a