Discounts from suppliers, no BS-VI inventory and better raw material cost management also helped on the gross margin front.
The domestic market outlook for the truck industry this fiscal depends on when the Covid-19 lockdown is lifted while currently vehicle production is on, senior officials of Ashok Leyland Limited said.
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The company lost 200 basis points market share in M&HCVs in FY20
Company foresees demand picking up, asserts it has not laid off anyone
For fiscal year 2019-20, the company posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 459.80 as compared with Rs 2,194.60 crore in 2018-19
The SGX Nifty was up around 60 points at 7:30 AM, and was indicating an open above 10,300 levels for the Nifty today
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A total of 147 companies, including Apollo Hospitals, Ashok Leyland, and Bank of India are scheduled to announce their quarterly results today
With subdued demand for new vehicles in short term, higher demand is expected for repairs and maintenance of existing fleet
An important innovation in the automobile sector in recent years, albeit restricted to passenger vehicles including four- and two-wheelers, had been customisation
Auto industry body SIAM has been urging the government to reduce the GST rate on vehicles from 28 to 18 per cent, and to introduce an incentive-based scrappage policy
Company says the new model would allow it faster turnaround along with better market coverage.
No M&HCV buses were sold in May; company resumed operations recently after the government relaxed the lockdown norms
The company commenced operations across its facilities
Comment comes at a time when Centre and various State governments are aiming to attract companies looking at shifting their operations out of China
Balance-sheet squeeze makes purchase of trucks impractical, they say
Ashok Leyland has reported zero sales of M&HCV in the month of April as against 8,918 units, in the same month a year ago
M&HCV truck sales in April 2019 was 7,517, bus sales was 1,401, while LCV sales stood at 4,224 units
A good scrappage policy could help improve efficiency of our transport fleet, reduce pollution and also help boost demand, said Vipin Sondhi