The country's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. said the production at its Gurgaon and Manesar plants would be shut-down for a day on Friday , ahead of a six-day scheduled maintenance closure later this month, reports said. The one day shut-down of the two plants on Friday is to adjust production to market demand, a company spokesperson said, adding that the plants wold also remain closed on June 8 for a scheduled holiday. "The scheduled maintenance shutdown (of the two plants) is from June 17 to June 22," he said. The development comes in the wake of continued slump in the automobile market. The company reported May total sales of 84,677 units, a 14 percent decline over the same month last year. It's domestic sales declined 13percent at 77,821 units, over 89,478 units in May, 2012. Maruti Suzuki has been producing around 5,000 units per day from its Gurgaon and Manesar plants. Presently, it has a total installed annual capacity of around 15 lakh units, which will go up to 17.5 lakh units by September this year, once its third unit at Manesar goes on stream.
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June 05, 2026 16:18 ET A busy week for economic news flow saw a slew of reports being released that reflected the trends in the U.S. labor market. In Europe, economic growth and inflation data gained attention as the European Central Bank and Bank of England head for policy session later in the month. In Asia, the monetary policy session of the Indian central bank was in focus as the country, a major oil importer, reels under the pressures of a weaker rupee and rising inflation.