2008 in India. This low-floored iBus will have the first of its kind features, including anti-lock braking system, electronic engine management and passenger infotainment. The executive class has an airline like ambiance with wide LCD screens, reading lights, audio speakers and, for the first time, Internet on the move. A GPS system enables vehicle tracking and display of dynamic route information on LCD screens, which can also support infotainment packages including live data and news. The bus will probably be equipped with an engine from the new Neptune family, which Ashok Leyland also introduced at this exhibition, which is ready for the BS4/Euro 4 emission regulations and can be upgraded to Euro 5. The ibus of Ashok leyland have hybrid technology Financials The company has maintained its profitable track record for 60 years. The annual revenue of the company was US$3.2 billion in 2016–17. Selling 140,457 light, medium, heavy vehicles in 2016–17, Ashok Leyland was one of India's largest exporters of medium and heavy duty trucks. It is also one of the largest private sector employers in India, with about 12,000 employees working in 9 factories and offices spread across the globe. In 2013–14, the company posted a very modest profit after tax of which was made possible after the selling of real estate and other surplus land and related assets. The company did not declare any dividends for the financial year 2013–14, which is also a first in its 60-year history. Facilities Manufacturing units India Ennore, Tamil Nadu in North Chennai (established 1948) – trucks, buses, engines, axles etc. Hosur, Tamil Nadu in Krishnagiri District (established 1980) – three adjacent plants (Hosur-1, Hosur-2, CPPS) for trucks, special vehicles and power units Alwar, Rajasthan (established 1982) – bus manufacturing unit Bhandara, Maharashtra (established 1982) – gearbox unit Pantnagar, Uttarakhand (etsb. 2010) – 75,000 annual capacity greenfield unit for new generation platforms and cabs Sengadu Village, Kanchipuram District in Tamil Nadu (etsb. 2008) – technical and production facility for Ashok Leyland Defence Systems; another separate technical center for Nissan Ashok Leyland vehicles Mallavalli Village, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh (Estd 2021) – Bus manufacturing Unit, This is a complete green facility. Europe Sherburn-in-Elmet, England – Optare Bus Middle East Ras Al Khaimah, UAE [established 2011] – bus manufacturing facility – joint venture between Ashok Leyland and Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) in UAE. Technical Centre Ashok Leyland's Technical Centre, at Vellivoyalchavadi (VVC)