NEW DELHI: Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Monday said it has delivered over 5,000 cars in the past few days with over 1,350 showrooms operational across the country at present.
The company has put in place comprehensive standard operating procedures (SOPs) for all its dealerships, MSI said in a statement.
With the SOPs in place, over 1,350 Maruti Suzuki showrooms and over 300 True Value outlets are operational now, it added.
“The company has put in place comprehensive norms to ensure that their car buying experience is completely safe. These norms are based on guidelines from the central and state governments,” MSI Managing Director and CEO Kenichi Ayukawa said.
He further said,”We would like to encourage our customers to digitally choose and book their car and take advantage of the convenience of home delivery of their new vehicles.”
MSI has a network of 3,086 showrooms across 1,964 towns and cities.
“All of them will abide by the new safety protocols. The remaining showrooms would open in due course if they are not in containment zones or if not specifically restricted by any local guidelines,” the company said.
On Sunday, the company said its Gurugram plant would resume production from Monday, after 57 days of closure due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
The auto major has resumed operations at its Manesar-based plant earlier this month after around 50 days of closure. (AGENCIES)
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LOCKDOWN-BACHCHAN
Amitabh Bachchan gives a shout-out to on-duty
sanitation workers outside his residence
MUMBAI, May 18:
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan expressed his gratitude towards sanitation workers who were on duty outside his bungalow, Jalsa.
Amid the nationwide lockdown to rein in the coronavirus pandemic, the actor’s 38-year-old ritual of greeting his fans on Sunday has come to a halt.
The 77-year-old actor on Sunday shared a few pictures of the “well wishers” cleaning the street outside his Juhu bungalow, saying it was as if the meet-and-greet hasn’t stopped after all.
“Kaun kehta hai Sunday ki well wisher meetings band ho gayi Jalsa gate pe, ye dekhiye!” Bachchan wrote on Twitter.
The actor, who used to meet-and-greet his admirers every Sunday at Jalsa, announced in March that he was calling off the weekly activity amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Like many Indian film personalities, Bachchan too has extended help in the lockdown, pledging to provide ration to support 1,00,000 households of daily wage workers and distribute food packets to those affected by the health crisis.
The actor has also been part of several public service announcements related to the coronavirus, including a remotely developed short film, “Family”, also featuring Rajinikanth, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Diljit Dosanjh, among others. (AGENCIES)
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