The Tamil Nadu state government has recently said that it will allow some industrial units including those of global automakers in and around capital city Chennai to operate at 100 per cent capacity from June 21, 2021.
Satyavir Singh, the Plant Head of Mahindra's Haridwar facility, recently handed over 100 oxygen concentrators and three Supro ambulances to the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Tirath Singh Rawat and the District Magistrate of Haridwar.
For Isuzu car owners, whose warranty and free service plans have or will expire between March 1, 2021, and May 31, 2021, the company has extended the validity of the programmes until July 31, 2021.
Due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases, nearly 25 states had imposed a lockdown or some form of movement restriction. This took a heavy toll on auto retails, and in Maruti Suzuki India's case, 80 per cent of showrooms were closed.
Kia India has released the monthly sales numbers for May 2021, registering domestic sales of 11,050 units. Compared to the 16,111 vehicles sold in April 2021, the South Korean carmaker has witnessed a Month-on-Month (MoM) decline of 31 per cent.
Carmakers in the Indian automobile hub of Chennai will be allowed to keep operating, the state government said on Saturday, amid protests by workers who fear catching COVID-19 in one of the country's hardest-hit states.
Workers at the Renault-Nissan plant in southern India will not report for work on Monday over coronavirus-related safety concerns, according to a union letter to the company seen by Reuters, and two sources familiar with the matter.
