Ashok Leyland has recently declared that it bagged orders for nearly 3600 buses from various STUs in the current fiscal. These orders would be executed in the current financial year which would help the OEM in furthering its leadership position in buses.
Domestic market share of Ashok Leyland in trucks increased from 29.2% in Q1 last year to 30.1% in the Q1 of current year. Market Share for domestic buses has increased from 33.2% in Q1 last year to 35.9% in Q1 of current year. Overall, M&HCV volumes of Ashok Leyland have increased by 18.6% as compared to industry growth of 14.5%.
Mr. Vinod K. Dasari, Managing Director, Ashok Leyland said, “We continue to maintain growth in the domestic M&HCV market and believe that the industry should post 15% to 20% growth in the current financial year. Ashok Leyland will continue to expand its network, launch new products and introduce customer centric initiatives which would help it to maintain its lead. Our focus on exports, defence and after market continues.”