Leyland bags $10m deal in Sudan

Ashok Leyland today announced that it had signed a $10 million agreement with GIAD Auto, the Sudan Government's vehicle assembly unit, to supply Stallion 4X4 army trucks and Falcon buses to the Sudan defence ministry.

A Leyland press release said the deal was announced on the sidelines of IDEX 2005 in Dubai. IDEX 2005 is an international defence exhibition that is currently being held in the UAE.

In the first phase that is valued at $ 10 million, 100 Stallion trucks and 100 Falcon buses would be supplied.

The release added that there are prospects for an annual supply of 500 trucks and buses. Leyland is to supply CKD (knocked down) units to GIAD, which will then be assembled at its facility near Khartoum.