Ashok Leyland expected to hike prices by 1% in August
Ashok Leyland reported a weak quarter of results in the June ended quarter due to the impact of BS-IV norm and the implementation of the GST norm.
Key highlights:
- Management has indicated that it is expected to take another price hike of about 1% in August 2017
- Ashok Leyland already hiked the prices of its vehicles by about 7-10% in April
- The hike in the prices was due to the conversion from BS-III to BS-IV
The country's second largest commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturer Ashok Leyland is expected to increase the prices of its vehicles by about 1% next month. The company's management has indicated that it is expected to take another price hike of about 1% in August 2017.
Ashok Leyland's management in a con-call with analysts suggest that they would take another increase in prices due to the the transition from Bharat Stage-III to Bharat Stage-IV emission norms, according to analysts Jay Kale and Vijay Gyanchandani in an Elara Securties report.
Ashok Leyland first-quarter profit falls about 62%
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