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MOTORINDIA
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June 2012
Ashok Leyland
fully geared to
meet growing competition
Ashok Leyland registered a sales
turnover of Rs. 12,841.99 crores
during 2011-12, representing a rise
of 14.9 per cent as compared to Rs.
11,177.11 crores in the previous fis-
cal. Though the net profit was down
by 10.3 per cent at Rs. 565.98 crores
(Rs. 631.30 crores), the company
maintained its successful run of fin-
ishing with a good profit at the end
of the fiscal. It continues to strive to-
wards realising its vision of becom-
ing one among the top 10 medium
and heavy commercial truck manu-
facturers and break into the league
of top five bus manufacturers in the
world.
The highlights of the company’s
performance during the year were
the achievement of the highest over-
all sales of 101,990 vehicles, a new
high in international operations of
12,852 units, reflecting a rise of 25
per cent from the previous year, and
the instant success of DOST, its new
entrant in the LCV segment in the
six markets where it was launched.
Addressing the media, Mr. Vin-
od K. Dasari, Managing Director,
Ashok Leyland, said: “FY 2011-12
for us saw quite a few triumphs.
Our sales and production numbers
reached all-time highs. The initial
market feedback for DOST was
overwhelming. We climbed a new
peak in international operations
both in terms of volumes and new
markets tapped. Our ramp-up of the
Pant Nagar plant was robust and
complete, and, to top it all, we were
able to sharpen our focus on our cus-
tomers by significantly expanding
the network.”
Ashok Leyland has five founda-
tion initiatives, namely, quality,
people, brand, innovation and ef-
ficiency. Each of its employees is
linked to one of the five.
During the year, the company pro-
duced a total of 95,559 M&HCVs
and 7,760 LCVs, an all-time high.
The M&HCV vehicle network ex-
panded by 15 per cent with current-
ly over 400 full-service outlets. The
vehicle zone
Excellent overall performance during 2011-12
Mr. Vinod K. Dasari, Managing Director (right), and Mr. K. Sridharan, Chief Financial Officer, Ashok Leyland,
jointly addressing the media in Chennai
Focus on Truck industry