Ashley Alteams, a joint venture between Ashok Leyland - the second Indian manufacturer of industrial vehicles - and Alteams OY - the Finnish light cast metal components manufacturer - in a new plant in Cheyyar, near Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu state, 90 km away from Chennai. The group Ashlok Leyland, established in 1948, has manufactured 84.000 cars in its seven plants in 2007. Alteams was established in 1943…