Ashok Leyland sales down by 8% in May

Commercial vehicles major Ashok Leyland Ltd on Thursday said its sales in May were down by eight per cent.

In a statement here, Ashok Leyland said it sold 9,071 units last month, down from 9,875 units sold during May 2016.

While the sales of medium and heavy commercial vehicles slid down 18 per cent, sales of light commercial vehicles went up by 22 per cent in May as compared to sales numbers logged in May 2016, the company said.

--IANS

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