INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Hero MotoCorp: All plants will resume regular operations after the shutdown periodHero MotoCorp has chosen to momentarily stop operations at
its manufacturing centers across the country due to intensifying Covid cases
Each plant will remain shut in a staggered manner for 4 days in between April 22 and May 1, and the company will utilise this time to carry
out maintenance work at its manufacturing plants
All plants will resume normal operations after the shutdown period.Hero MotoCorp is the very first major producer to announce a momentary
suspension of production this year even as the federal government has actually maintained that there will not be a nationwide lockdown and
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted in his nationwide address on April 21 that lockdowns must only be the last hope
In keeping with its commitment to the security and well-being of its people, Hero MotoCorp has actually decided to proactively halt
operations momentarily at all of its production facilities across the nation, including its GPC, in view of ongoing escalation in the spread
of Covid-19 across the country, the world's biggest two-wheeler maker said in a regulatory filing to the stock exchanges.The business's
business workplaces have actually already remained in work-from-home (WFH) mode and just a minimal number of staff members visit offices on
rotation basis.Hero MotoCorp said the shutdown will not impact the business's capability to fulfill demand, which has actually been affected
due to localised shutdowns in lots of states and assured that the production loss will be compensated during the staying quarter.Hero
MotoCorp has 6 manufacturing plants situated at Haridwar, Dharuhera, Gurgaon, Neemrana, Vadodara and Chittoor, with an overall production
capability of 11.6 million units.It may be recalled that vehicle business had taped zero sales throughout the April/ May duration last year
due to closure of factories in wake of the six-week nationwide lockdown.
