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  • Trump First Ad for Political Campaign is as Hard Hitting as Ever

    Trump First Ad for Political Campaign is as Hard Hitting as Ever

    After campaigning through 2015 without an ad, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump produced his first television ad and it’s as tough talking as he is. Will it change the public’s perception of the billionaire candidate just four weeks before the first primary votes are cast?

    Trump’s first campaign ad was released on the first Monday of 2016. The 30-second ad underscores Trump’s position on critical issues including terrorism, immigration and foreign policy while chipping in a few of his most controversial quotes.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRpoG4bAwwc

    It starts with a shot of Barrack Obama and Hilary Clinton, alongside each other, before ushering in a snapshot of the two San Bernardino shooters Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik. A deep-voiced narrator then begins, “The politicians can pretend it’s something else, but Donald Trump calls it radical Islamic terrorism.”

    The narrator’s voice proceeds to outline Trump’s call for a “shutdown” of all Muslims coming into the US, declare that the GOP frontrunner would “cut the head of ISIS” and “take their oil” and ends with the narrator affirming that Trump would build the famous wall along the US-Mexico border that “Mexico will pay for.”

    Reportedly costing $4 million, the ad offered a chance for Trump to reinforce his message across the mass media. It is not clear whether Trump paid for the ad using his own money or from money from some of his sponsors.

    Before the ad, Trump had said he did not see the need for ads. He confidently told CBS, “Face the Nation” on Sunday, “I don’t think I need the ads, but I’m doing them. I almost feel guilty.”

    The billionaire mogul is leading in early polls in all states except in Iowa where he is locked in a tough battle with Sen. Ted Cruz.

    Barely a day into the ad’s running and it was already attracting criticism from the Democrats. According to Justin Barasky, communication’s director of the Hillary Clinton Super PAC Priorities USA, “Donald Trump’s new ad is more of the same disgusting and offensive demagoguery we’ve come to expect from the GOP front-runner.”

  • Ashok Leyland reports 31.4% rise in total sales

    Ashok Leyland reports 31.4% rise in total sales

    Ashok Leyland has reported a 31.4% rise in total sales and stood at 12,209 units in December 2015. The company had sold 9,290 units in the corresponding period last year. Medium and heavy commercial vehicle sales have jumped by more than 35.33% to 9,758 units in December.  Last year the company had sold 7,210 in the same month. LCV accounted for 2,451 units which show a growth of 17.83%.

    Ashok Leyland is an Indian Automobile manufacturing company which is controlled by Hinduja Group. It is the 4th largest manufacturer of Buses in the world. Ashok Leyland buses carry more people daily than the number of people carried by the Indian Railways across the nation. Founded in 1948, its control was acquired partially by the Hinduja group in 1987 and full control was obtained by Hindujas in 2007.

    Ashok Leyland has maintained its profitable record for the last 60 years and has never been in the red. The total turnover of the company has been pegged at US$ 1.7 billion in 2013-14. It sold 89,342 medium and heavy vehicles in 2013-14. It also remains the biggest exporter of medium and heavy duty trucks. It has 6 factories and employs more than 12000 employees.

    The company had some testing times in 2013-14 when it sold real estate and other surplus land and related assets and registered a modest profit.

    Ashok Leyland is controlled by Hinduja Group. The Hinduja Group is a multinational entity which has a presence in over fifty countries worldwide and sells a wide range of products. Ashok Leyland Buses have a near monopoly in most State Transport Corporation. Four out of five most populous metros of India have State Transport Undertaking (STU) buses coming from Ashok Leyland. Ashok Leyland also makes specialized buses, tailor–made for high–density routes like the double–decker and vestibule buses.