In a bid to take all the recommended precautions necessary to combat the challenge of Coronavirus (Covid-19), Maruti Suzuki, a leading passenger car manufacturer, the company has held that its operations will be shut till the further notice from the government authorities.
The company has ensured that sanitisation and hygiene, temperature checks by maximising video-conferencing and minimising contact, closing employee travel, issued health and distancing advisories to its employees in line with the government directions on the subject.
As a next step, the Government policy now requires closure of production and accordingly the company has taken a decision on production closure.
The company will shut production and office operations at its facilities in Gurugram and Manesar, Haryana with immediate effect till further notice. The R&D Centre at Rohtak will also remain closed.
The duration of this shutdown will depend upon Government policy.
(Source: Maruti Suzuki)