Partial production in Maruti plant

The company also said production at its main plant at Gurgaon has been resumed after a two-day closure last week due to component supply constraints from Suzuki Powertrain India Ltd (SPIL).

In the meantime, the Haryana Labour Department has called for a meeting today of the management and striking workers of MSI, SPIL and Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (SMIPL) to find a solution. "Production has started in a limited way at the company`s plant in Manesar. To start with, the weld shop has been made operational," a company spokesperson said.

The company resumed operations at Manesar with some of the trained workers from among those who have refused to join the strike, he added.

The Gurgaon plant has also begun normal operations. Production at this plant will, however, depend on the supply of diesel engines and also transmissions from SPIL, the spokesperson said, adding that MSI models the like M800, Omni, Eeco and Gypsy are not dependent on component supply from SPIL.

There has been no production at MSI`s Manesar plant since the workers went on strike in October, while the company had shut the Gurgaon plant on October 14 and 15 as engines and transmissions supply has been severely hit by the strike at SPIL.