Honda Cars India has announced the shutdown at its Rajasthan-based manufacturing plant for ten days in the wake of the second wave of COVID-19.
The Japanese automaker which has car brands like Amaze and City in its catalogue has decided to shut production at its Tapukara-based facility for almost 12 days, starting from May 7 to curtail the spread of the covid-19 infections.
“In view of the current severe situation from the second wave of COVID-19, the company has informed its associates and suppliers that the company is making calendar adjustments along with its maintenance block closure at its manufacturing plant in Tapukara, Rajasthan,” a Honda Cars India spokesperson said in a statement to PTI.
The production will remain halted from May 7 till May 18.
“The manufacturing operations will resume from May 19. The maintenance block closure was originally scheduled from mid of May 2021,” the spokesperson added.
Honda’s Tapukara plant can produce 1.8 lakh units per annum.
The company’s employees who work in corporate and zonal offices are given Work From Home, and all possible support is extended to customers and business partners.
“Only some associates involved in running essential services that require physical presence or minimal staffing for a few critical activities are attending office with full precautions,” the spokesperson said.
Earlier this week, Mahindra & Mahindra had announced advancing the annual maintenance plant shutdown of its automobile division as a result of the spike in COVID cases across the country.
Other companies, including Maruti Suzuki, Hero MotoCorp, MG Motor India, Honda MotorCycle and Scooter India (HMSI) and Suzuki Motorcycle India had already announced the suspension of manufacturing operations as the cases of COVID-19 are rising in India.
So far, India recorded the highest of 4,14,182 new COVID-19 cases and 3,920 fatalities on May 6. In total, India has 2,14,85,285 COVID cases and 2,34,071 deaths as per the data as of May 7, 2021.
India continues to record the high number surge in COVID-19 cases and fatalities in the world. In India, one in every two infections and one in four deaths are recorded worldwide every day.