Ashok Leyland sales up 20% in March

Hinduja Group flagship firm Ashok Leyland reported a growth of 20% to sell 22,453 units in March.

While sales of medium and heavy commercial vehicles (MHCVs) went up by 12% to 17,057 units, those of light commercial vehicles increased 58% to 5,396 units in the period under review.

For the entire fiscal year (FY18), the company sold 174,873 units, which is an increase of 21% over 145,085 units sold in the year-ago period.