Maruti to shut Gurgaon, Manesar plants on Friday

Mumbai: Maruti Suzuki, India's top carmaker, will close two factories on Friday due to a strike at its Suzuki-owned engine supplier, the company said in a statement, as the 18-day long labour unrest spreads to its sister companies.

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Strikes began at Suzuki Powertrain after labour unrest at Maruti's Manesar factory, where its popular Swift model is assembled, due to disagreements between workers and management over discipline.

Suzuki Powertrain, 70 percent owned by Suzuki, supplies around 300,000 diesel engines a year to Maruti Suzuki, 49 percent owned by the Japanese carmaker.

Reuters