The nation’s largest automobile maker, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, mentioned on Saturday it was extending a deliberate upkeep shutdown till May 16 from May 9 citing the COVID-19 pandemic.
It was not instantly clear if the shutdown was to make sure security of its employees or as a result of decrease demand.
The coronavirus pandemic pushed India’s passenger automobile gross sales to their lowest in six years, annual knowledge from an auto business physique confirmed final month, with the sector bracing for additional fallout from a latest surge in circumstances.
India on Saturday reported its highest ever single-day COVID-19 deaths, as circumstances continued to rise and states imposed stricter lockdowns.
