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Informist, Monday, Jun. 1, 2026

--Ashok Leyland May total vehicle sales 14,923 units, down 4% on year 

--Ashok Leyland May total M&HCV sales 8,966 units, down 13% on year 

--Ashok Leyland May total LCV sales 5,957 units, up 15% on year 

--Ashok Leyland May domestic sales 14,148 units, down 3% on year 

--Ashok Leyland Apr-May total vehicle sales 29,569 units, up 2% on yr 

--Ashok Leyland Apr-May total M&HCV sales 17,268 units, down 5% on yr 

--Ashok Leyland Apr-May total LCV sales 12,301 units, up 15% on yr 

--Ashok Leyland Apr-May domestic sales 28,390 units, up 5% on yr 

KOLKATA - Ashok Leyland Ltd. Monday reported a 4% on-year fall in its total vehicle sales during May at 14,923 units. Although total sales of light commercial vehicles increased 15% on year to 5,957 units, medium and heavy commercial truck sales fell 4% on year to 7,331 units and medium and heavy commercial bus sales tanked 39% on year to 1,635 units. This pulled down the overall sales growth during the month. 

In India, total vehicle sales declined 3% on year to 14,148 units in May. Sales of medium and heavy commercial trucks fell 5% on year to 7,065 units and sales of light commercial buses dipped sharply by 35% on year to 1,255 units. However, sales of light commercial vehicles rose 13% on year to 5,828 units, which arrested the overall decline in domestic sales volume in May. 

Including exports, total sales of medium and commercial trucks declined 13% on year to 8,966 units in May.

In Apr-May, Ashok Leyland's total vehicle sales, including exports, increased 2% on year to 29,569 units. These include sales of 17,268 medium and heavy commercial vehicles, down 5% on year, mainly on account of lower sales of buses, and 12,301 light commercial vehicles, up 15% on year. In India, the company sold a total of 28,390 commercial vehicles during Apr-May, up 5% on year. 

In the March quarter, the Chennai-headquartered company reported a net profit of INR 14.05 billion, up 13% on year, on revenues of INR 141.60 billion, up around 19% on year. At 1458 IST, shares of the company were down 3.5% at INR 150.0 on the National Stock Exchange.  End

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Reported by Avishek Rakshit

Edited by Avishek Dutta

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