Ashok Leyland has launched the much-awaited Sunshine school bus in Vijayawada. Sunshine is an ideal combination of safety and comfort, powered with revolutionary design and features that makes the bus unique in the school bus segment. It is the only school bus in India which has a rollover compliant design and frontal crash protection.

First showcased at the Auto Expo 2016, Sunshine is the next generation school bus, purpose built for children's safety and superior comfort. The bus is equipped with segment first features like anti - bacterial interiors, anti-skid flooring, fire retardant interiors, i- ALERT system for real time tracking and a front collision avoidance system called 6th sense. 

Speaking on the occasion, Vinod K. Dasari, Managing Director, Ashok Leyland said, "With the brand promise of Aapki Jeet, Hamari Jeet, we at Ashok Leyland have always believed in setting new benchmarks in everything that we do. Sunshine is very special to us and it will set new benchmarks in the school transport sector.

Children are a nation's future and to protect them and ensure that their travel to and from school is stress-free, it becomes imperative that we rehaul their mode of transport. Sunshine reflects the world of children and is a combination of artistically designed interiors along with state-of-the-art safety features. It is shaped by technology, know-how and expertise of global standards, durability, design and safety features that will transform the daily commute of children into an experience."

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