Chennai: Hinduja Group flagship Ashok Leyland on Tuesday reported a 38 per cent year-on-year increase in total vehicle sales, including exports, at 21,038 units in August 2026, compared with 15,239 units in the same month last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Domestic sales rose 43 per cent to 19,438 units in August 2026 from 13,622 units a year earlier, according to the company’s sales data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The company’s medium and heavy commercial vehicle (M&HCV) sales in the domestic market increased 55 per cent to 12,408 units from 7,991 units in August 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M&HCV truck sales surged 60 per cent to 10,285 units from 6,426 units, while M&HCV bus sales rose 36 per cent to 2,123 units from 1,565 units during the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Light commercial vehicle (LCV) sales in the domestic market grew 25 per cent to 7,030 units from 5,631 units in August 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Including exports, M&HCV sales increased 46 per cent to 13,719 units in August 2026 from 9,381 units a year earlier. M&HCV truck sales rose 60 per cent to 10,748 units, while bus sales increased 12 per cent to 2,971 units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LCV sales, including exports, grew 25 per cent to 7,319 units from 5,858 units in August 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the April-August period of FY27, total vehicle sales including exports increased 20 per cent to 89,391 units from 74,541 units in the year-ago period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Domestic cumulative sales rose 22 per cent to 83,720 units during the period from 68,350 units a year earlier.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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