Maruti Suzuki Shuts Down Gurugram, Manesar Plants For A Day: Details Inside

The Gurugram and Manesar plants of Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) is closed today. Yes, you read it right. Maruti Suzuki India is today observing no-production day. It is to be noted that Maruti Suzuki India had recently announced to shut down two of its plants located in Gurugram and Manesar as the Indian auto sector is facing the worst slump in decades.  

In a statement given to the stock exchanges, Maruti Suzuki India had said that it has decided decided to shut down the passenger vehicle manufacturing operations of Gurugram Plant and Manesar Plant in Haryana for two days, on 7th and 9th September, 2019. “Both days will be observed as no production days,” the country’s largest carmaker had said.  

It is worth mentioning here that due to the slump in auto sector, Maruti Suzuki had cut its production by 33.99% in August. This was the seventh straight month when Maruti Suzuki reduced its output. Last week, the automaker had said that the company produced a total of 1,11,370 units in August as compared to the 1,68,725 units in the year-ago month.  

Previously, Maruti Suzuki India reported a 33 per cent drop in August sales at 1,06,413 units. The company had sold 1,58,189 units in August last year. Also, domestic sales of Maruti Suzuki India declined by 34.3 per cent at 97,061 units last month as against 1,47,700 units in August 2018.   

As per the data available, the sales of mini cars comprising Alto and WagonR stood at 10,123 units as compared to 35,895 units in the same month last year, down 71.8 per cent. Sales of compact segment such as Swift, Celerio, Ignis, Baleno and Dzire went down to 23.9 per cent at 54,274 units as against 71,364 cars in August, 2018. Whereas, Maruti Suzuki’s mid-sized sedan Ciaz sold 1,596 units as compared to 7,002 units earlier. 

In a statement MSI had said, “Sales of utility vehicles including Vitara Brezza, S-Cross and Ertiga, rose 3.1% at 18,522 units as compared to 17,971 in the year-ago month.” “Exports in August were also down by 10.8% at 9,352 units as against 10,489 units in the corresponding month last year,” the company had said. 

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• Maruti Suzuki India shuts two plants located in Gurugram and Manesar today.
• Today, Maruti Suzuki India is observing as no production day.
• Maruti Suzuki had cut its production by 33.99% in August.