1 AVIA Aviation History AVIA established in 1919

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AVIA Aviation History – AVIA established in 1919 as aircraft manufacturer First plane BH 1 1919 AVIA B 534 fighter 2

AVIA Aviation History – AVIA works managed by Germans during war produced aircraft engines – Production of civilian aircraft continued after war until 1961 when phased-out AVIA 14 -32, the largest plane produced in Czech Republic 3

AVIA Truck History – Post-war, AVIA became involved in truck business – in 1946 producing 706 R model – AVIA produced the famous V 3 S which remained in production from the 1960’s until 1988. Many are still in operation. 706 (from 1946) V 3 S (until 1988) 4

AVIA – Truck history - Renault licence – 1967 AVIA signed a licence agreement with Saviem (Renault) to produce the SG 2 / SG 3 models, known as the AVIA A 15 / A 20 / A 30. This became the standard medium truck in the Comecon countries. – Production reached 19. 000 in 1983 5

AVIA –”Daewoo AVIA” era – As part of their worldwide investment plan, 50, 2% of AVIA shares were bought by Daewoo in 1995. Major investment included upgrading A range to create A 60 / A 75 / A 80 range. – Launch of D-Line in 2000 A 75 D 75 6

AVIA –”Odien” era – – Take-over and recapitalisation by Odien in 2005 Re-launch of AVIA brand Financial and physical restructuring Continued product development D 120, EURO 4 7

AVIA – Current status – – – Wholly owned subsidiary of Ashok Leyland Ltd, INDIA Incorporated in the Czech Republic Formed from Truck Business Unit assets taken over from AVIA a. s. Take-over effective 6 th October 2006 Responsible for development – manufacturing and assembly plus marketing, sales and after-sales of medium weight trucks 8

Synergy of efforts and mutual benefit AVIA enjoys full support by Ashok Leyland in R&D and technology area AVIA has at disposal huge export market potential by Ashok Leyland AVIA benefits from Ashok Leyland financial strenght to focus efforts also to medium term and long term projects AVIA benefits by Ashok Leyland complete production range, being able to enjoy large scale production savings in mounting Indian made basic components – axles, gearboxes, frames etc, basic condition for targeted success in realisation of a „cost reduction programme“ Goal: To make AVIA more competitive than ever before Transformation of AVIA from „just diesel“ into „green“: Euro 5 diesel // CNG // full-electric // hybrid

Diversification and Globalisation Diversification with: - Truck chassis - Midi-Buses - 4 x 4 technology - CNG gas drive - Crew cab - Electric transmission

All-electric midi-truck on AVIA chassis In cooperation with Tanfield Group, UK > 160 km battery range => 90 km/h top speed

Synergy of efforts and mutual benefit Ashok Leyland through AVIA becomes present on the biggest and most competitive market in the whole world AVIA is a part of Ashok Leyland global expansion plan, with broad perspectives of developement in the business area and technological field

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