Ashok Leyland March sales up 21%

Hinduja Group flagship firm Ashok Leyland today reported its highest-ever monthly sales in March at 12,168 units, registering a 21% jump over the same month previous year.

In the 2010-11 financial year, the company registered an all-time high growth sales at 94,105 vehicles, registering a 47% growth against 63,926 units in the previous fiscal, Ashok Leyland said in a statement.

In March, the company's domestic sales jumped 22% to 11,312 units, while exports surged 12% to 856 units, over the corresponding month previous fiscal, it added.

For 2010-11, the company reported sales of 83,799 vehicles in the domestic market compared to 57,947 units in the previous fiscal, up 45%.

For the fiscal ended March 31, 2011, the company's exports touched 10,306 vehicles, a 72% jump as compared to 5,979 units in the previous fiscal.