Eicher Motors reported fourth quarter operating income of INR15.76bn (US$316m), up 26.8% year on year. Profit after tax was INR1.38bn, up 47.8%.

Operating income for the year to 31 December 2011 was INR57.16bn, up 29.3%. Profit after tax was INR4.97bn, up 62.1%.

Siddhartha Lal, Managing Director and CEO, said: “This has been the best ever year for Eicher Motors Limited (EML) with the highest revenue at INR57.16bn and record operating profit at INR5.93bn.”