Honda Cars advances upkeep shutdown of producing plant amid COVID surge

Honda Cars India on Thursday stated it’s advancing upkeep shutdown at its Rajasthan-based manufacturing plant by round ten days within the wake of second wave of COVID.
The Japanese automaker, which sells fashions like Amaze and City, has determined to close manufacturing at its Tapukara-based facility for 12 days ranging from May 7 with a purpose to curtail unfold of coronavirus 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 advised PTI.

The manufacturing shall be halted from May 7 until May 18.
“The manufacturing operations will resume from May 19. The maintenance block closure was originally scheduled from mid of May 2021,” the spokesperson famous.
Honda’s Tapukara plant has an put in manufacturing capability of 1.8 lakh items every year.
The firm’s staff working in company and zonal places of work for all features have been primarily working from house, extending all attainable assist to prospects and enterprise companions.
“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 stated.
Earlier this week, Mahindra & Mahindra introduced advancing the annual upkeep plant shutdown of its automotive division to May amid the spike in COVID circumstances throughout the nation.

Other corporations, together with Maruti Suzuki, Hero MotoCorp, MG Motor India, Honda MotorCycle and Scooter India (HMSI) and Suzuki Motorcycle India have already introduced non permanent suspension of producing operations within the wake of rise in COVID circumstances.
According to the Union Health Ministry information up to date on Thursday, new coronavirus circumstances and deaths in India hit a document each day excessive with 4,12,262 new infections and three,980 fatalities being reported, taking the overall tally of COVID circumstances to 2,10,77,410 and the loss of life toll to 2,30,168.