Ashok Leyland’s domestic sales dipped during February 2008 as the commercial vehicle manufacturer witnessed a drop of eight percent. Total domestic sales were 6,824 units during February 2008 against 7,353 units during same period last year.

According to a company press release, the domestic sales during the first nine months of this fiscal dropped by four percent to 66,481 units.

The drop was in all segments except Light Commercial Vehicles where it witnessed 46 percent growth during this period. This segment, represented by the ‘E Comet’ truck, recorded sales of 536 units against 288 during the same period last year.

Total sales dropped by about three percent to 72,611 units during the same period.