The country’s leading automakers, including Maruti Suzuki India (MSI), Mahindra & Mahindra and Honda Cars, on Sunday announced suspension of manufacturing activities across plants in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
The country’s largest car maker MSI halted production at itsGurgaon and Manesar plants with immediate effect, while Honda Cars India Ltd(HCIL) decided to suspend manufacturing at its two plants in the country tillMarch 31.
Similarly, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) announced tosuspend production at its manufacturing plants in Maharashtra.
Automaker Fiat also put brakes on production in the countrytill the end of this month.
In the two-wheeler segment, Hero MotoCorp and HondaMotorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) suspended production across their manufacturingplants.
Meanwhile, all company offices across the country havealready implemented work from home, it added.
Similarly, automaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA)together with Fiat India Automobiles Private Limited (FIAPL), FCA’s jointventure manufacturing facility in Ranjangaon, said the temporary suspension isin response to the increasing prevalence of positive COVID-19 cases inMaharashtra and particularly in Pune.
MG Motor India said production at its Halol (Gujarat) plantis closed till March 25.
Market leader Hero MotoCorp said it has suspended production until March 31.Similarly, HondaMotorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) said it has suspended operations across itsfour manufacturing plants in the country with immediate effect.