Ashok Leyland MD, Vinod Dasari talks about the excise duty hikes and the effect on Ashok Leyland. He states that the price hike will be passed on to customers but the details are yet to be decided. "Ashok Leyland is the only producer of large commercial vehicles in the excise-free area of Pantnagar. Our goal now is to produce more at Pantnagar", says Vinod Dasari.