Leyland's 'DOST' crosses 1 lakh unit sales

CHENNAI: Hinduja Group flagship company Ashok Leyland today said the sales of its small commercial vehicle DOST, the first product to be launched under the joint venture with Nissan Motor Company, had crossed the one lakh mark.

"DOST fulfills an important gap in our portfolio and 100,000 DOST Vehicles on-road, across 11 countries is proof of good product design, solid engineering and strong market acceptance," Ashok Leyland Managing Director Vinod K Dasari said.

As part of sales of one lakh units, Ashok Leyland said a new variant -- DOST High Side Deck variant was also being launched to help customers get the benefit of a higher loan amount and a company fitted ready to use vehicle.

Ashok Leyland inked a joint venture with Japan headquartered Nissan Motor Company in 2008 for a slew of products including DOST, which was launched three years later.

"Dost has fulfilled its promise of increased payload, improved fuel efficiency, class leading performance, comfort and safety and can be experienced at 350 exclusive and modern outlets across the country", Ashok Leyland, Light Commercial Vehicle unit, President, Nitin Seth said.