[volkman10]

Maruti to resume production at Manesar plant on May 12, reopens 600 dealerships.

The auto major said it now offers the door-step delivery of cars. Besides, the dealerships will carry out complete sterilisation of the test-drive vehicles.

Link

[Venkatesh]

Royal Enfield resumes production at Oragadam plant.

Around 120 dealerships have begun partial operations. The company expects around 300 dealerships to be operational by mid-May, with strict safety measures and social distancing norms being followed.

The company will offer facilities like ‘home test-rides’ to ensure adherence to preventive safety measures.

https://www.autocarindia.com/bike-ne...m-plant-417178

[McLaren Rulez]

Seriously, who's buying these cars? I imagine the dealers already have full stockyards.

[pganapathy]

I imagine the main reason the government was pushing for these factories to restart manufacturing is jobs and then the multiplier effect of that salary being paid. A factory doesn't just employ the few people there. Ancillary producers need to manufacture and those products need transport to the plant. Employees working encourages the various small businesses close to the factory, like for example the food/cigarette/soft drink shops. At the end of the day, saving people with the quarantine is worthless if they don't have jobs and risk starving to death. In fact I feel they should encourage any and every business to reopen if at all possible. There is a saying "Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, you feed him for life". Jobs and the economy are teaching a man to fish, while the quarantine is giving a man a fish

[Bibendum90949]

Automobile majors resume partial operations

https://www.thehindu.com/business/In...le31520924.ece

[Venkatesh]

Hyundai India gets 4,000 inquiries, 500 bookings, delivers 170 cars in 2 days.

https://www.rushlane.com/hyundai-ind...-12360359.html

[TusharK]

Hyundai builds 200 cars on first production day post lockdown

Hyundai resumed production at its manufacturing plant near Chennai on May 8, 2020. On the first day of production post lockdown, the carmaker built 200 cars.



Earlier this month, Hyundai had reopened its Chennai facility in preparation for restarting production. The factory was shutdown on March 22, after the government announced a countrywide lockdown to contain the spread of Covid-19.

In April 2020, the government decided to relax lockdown measures in certain parts of the country to promote the resumption of economic activities. Following this announcement, automakers are slowly restarting their factories. Dealerships have also started resuming operations.

Link to Team-BHP News

[turbo]

Is it alright to be apprehensive of the quality of these cars, given that the plants are working on less than ideal workforce?

[Dry Ice]

Originally Posted by turbo

Is it alright to be apprehensive of the quality of these cars, given that the plants are working on less than ideal workforce?

I would be extremely surprised if that happens, with all the automation and assembly lines in place.
Quantity may suffer, but not the quality.

On a lighter note, hope there aren't lesser screws in the cars to hold them together now. Only workers 1, 2 & 4 are working and fixing their screws while workers 3 & 5 aren't working, so no screws from their station.

[volkman10]

Maruti Suzuki delivers 1,600 cars, Hyundai retails 608 in past week.

These were vehicles mostly booked before the lockdown was announced, anticipating deliveries on the auspicious days during Navratra, Akshaya Tritiya and Gudi Padwa. The orders could not be completed as the country went into a lockdown on March 25.

Link

[volkman10]

Emerging trend indicate hatchbacks/ small cars are in demand.

- Maruti Suzuki in the last week to 10 days has got over 6,000 bookings of which half have already been delivered

-Of all cars sold around 65% were hatchbacks(MS)

- Hyundai India delivers 1,600 cars

- Sales is dominated buy the recently launched Creta SUV( bookings opened prior to Lockdown)

Link

[Venkatesh]

Maruti Suzuki Restarts Operations At Gurugram Plant.Vitara Brezza SUV is manufactured at Maruti's Gurugram plant.

https://www.carandbike.com/news/coro...-plant-2230478

[Venkatesh]

Honda has resumed operations at its Tapukara plant, located in Rajasthan, with a limited workforce.

Rajesh Goel, Sr, Vice President & Director, Sales & Marketing at Honda Cars India talking about the new City, "We do not intend to delay the launch, but as we start up the ramp-up is going to be slower and we can't start at peak level, so that is going to have some significant impact. But if I can use the word, it is almost around the corner and once we can freeze the date, we will announce it to everybody."



https://www.carandbike.com/news/hond...or-now-2232169

[Venkatesh]

Hyundai records 2,500 new bookings since reopening dealerships in India.

Tarun Garg, business head of Hyundai India said that since reopening dealerships the carmaker had received over 2,500 bookings, along with more than 1,600 new cars being delivered to customers. He also revealed that about 35% of the company’s dealerships and 40% of its service centres were now open.Majority of the deliveries were for bookings placed prior to the lockdown in March.

https://www.autocarindia.com/car-new...n-india-417274

[Venkatesh]

Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Resumes Production At Aurangabad Facility, beginning the activities under the India 2.0 strategy.



The Skoda Superb facelift has begun production at the Aurangabad plant
Other models from the VW Group will begin production soon at the plant.

Apart from the Skoda models, Audi cars are also locally assembled at the Aurangabad plant for the Indian market.

Skoda Auto Volkswagen India has resumed preparation for the India 2.0 project with the development towards the Start of Production of its SUVs based on the MQB A0 IN platform. This includes the Skoda Vision IN and the Volkswagen Taigun concepts that will hit the market next year.





https://www.carandbike.com/news/skod...cility-2232727