Millennium Post

Some auto cos resume production, others prepare to restart mfg

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NEW DELHI: Automo- bile majors, including Maruti Suzuki India, Mercedes-benz, TVS Motor, and Royal Enfield, on Wednesday announced resumption of or plans to restart production at their respective manufactur­ing units following relaxation of guidelines by the government for the third phase of lockdown.

The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said it would resume operations at its Manesar plant from May 12.

The Gurugram district administra­tion had allowed MSI to run Manesar facility on a single shift basis, while fixing the total number of employees at plant at 4,696.

The company’s Manesar (Haryana) plant is outside the

limits of Gurugram Municipal Corporatio­n, while its Gurugram plant falls within the city

limits.

The two plants in Haryana have an installed capacity to roll out 15.5 lakh units per annum. Operations at the facilities are suspended since March 22.

Hyundai Motor India, which is yet to start rolling out vehicles from its Chennai plant though it has commenced preparatio­ns to do so, said around 250 company dealership­s have resumed operations across various states.

On the other hand, Mercedes-benz India said it has resumed production at its manufactur­ing facility in Chakan, Pune.

The production has commenced in a graded manner following directives from the government of Maharashtr­a to reopen and resume operations, the company said in a statement.

Similarly, Chennai-based TVS Motor Company said it has commenced operations in India across all factories in Hosur, Mysuru and Nalagarh, while niche bike maker Royal Enfield also said it has resumed operations at its manufactur­ing plants.

However, Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) said lack of required workforce is making it difficult for the company to resume operations at its two manufactur­ing plants, but added that its dealership­s have started to open across the country.

The automaker, which sells models like City and Amaze, said that with new relaxation­s from the government, it is planning to restart operations at Tapukara plant in Rajasthan sometime next week.

Likewise, utility vehicle maker Isuzu Motors India also said said it has received approvals from local authoritie­s to resume operations at its plant in Sricity, Andhra Pradesh.

Similarly, tyre major MRF Ltd said it has partially resumed operations in most of its plants with restricted manpower, following relaxation of

lockdown guidelines by the government.

The Home Ministry had allowed factories in rural areas or those outside municipal limits to resume production under strict safety and hygiene guidelines from Monday with an aim to kickstart economic activity in the third phase of lockdown till May 17.

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