Ashok Leyland Limited CC-Mar24.pdf · 2024-05-24
One question around the industry growth, one common thing that we keep hearing is that the impact of dedicated freight corridor will have on the road freight and on the truck demand. So, just want to hear your thoughts , we have seen commissioning happening, it is still not full commissioning. What kind of impact are you seeing on the roads where DFC has got commissioned, especially on the container traffic, any numbers or anything that you can highlight here?
Shenu, one more question around Switch mobility. So, given that there will be more and more requirements for investments around E Vs, any medium-term outlook or any medium -term investment plan that you can share on Switch mobility? I am not asking for 1 year or 2 years, maybe over the next 5 years, what kind of investment would be required in Switch mobility to do product development, setup capacity and OHM as well, right because OHM will be a little bit more working capital intensive business because you are not selling the product outright to the STUs, right? It is more of a build, operate kind of a model. So, any thoughts on what kind of investments would be required over the next 3-5 years in both these EV entities put together?