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Indonesia wants cleaner buses and stronger defence vehicles, and Ashok Leyland is stepping in to help build both.
What’s going on: the company has signed a pact with PT Pindad, Indonesia’s state-owned defence and industrial equipment maker, to jointly develop electric buses and defence vehicles.
PT Pindad is known for making military vehicles, weapons, ammunition, and heavy-duty industrial equipment, and it plays a key role in Indonesia’s defence ecosystem.
The idea: Ashok Leyland brings its global experience in electric commercial vehicles and defence mobility platforms. PT Pindad brings strong engineering skills, local manufacturing capability, and a deep understanding of what Indonesia needs on the ground.
Why now: Indonesia is pushing for energy-efficient transport, faster EV adoption, and modern defence upgrades.
This partnership supports that push by helping build cleaner tech locally. The target is to electrify 90% of urban mass transport by 2030 and go fully electric by 2040, along with 13 million e-bikes and 2 million electric cars by 2030.
