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Ford suspends production at Tamil Nadu plant

Hyundai and Renault-Nissan have also shut down their manufacturing units temporarily.

Ford India has suspended production operations at its Tamil Nadu plant on May 28 and 29. The announcement was made following a demand from workers to halt production due to the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the area.

This is the second plant shutdown this month. Earlier, Ford had halted production for 8 days before production resumed on May 24.

In the wake of the rising number of cases in the state, Hyundai and Renault-Nissan have also shut down their manufacturing units. Hyundai plans to temporarily suspend plant operations for a period of 5 days, between May 25 to May 29, while Renault-Nissan has decided to shut down its manufacturing plant from May 26 to May 30, 2021.

 
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