CHENNAI: Hinduja Group flagship Ashok Leyland was "gung ho" about its defence business and would focus only on mobility of defence products, a top official said today.The city-based heavy commercial vehicle maker has showcased six advanced products and technology solutions at the DefExpo organised by Ministry of Defence at Thiruvadanthai about 40kms from here. "We are gung ho about our defence business. We are going to focus only on mobility. You know, we have been the largest provider in transportation (business)," Ashok Leyland, Managing Director, Vinod K Dasari told reporters here.Stating that the defence business constitute about Rs 800 crore to the group as a whole, he said, there was enough scope in this sector which would enable the company to reach Rs 5,000 crore 'cumulatively' over the next five years. "This year's DefExpo is to showcase India, as a major hub of defence production in the world.

Source: Economic Times April 11, 2018 10:41 UTC