New Delhi, Sept 07: The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Udyog Ltd, hit by a prolonged strike at DCM Engineering, its main supplier of a vital engine component, has asked the other three suppliers to step up their production. The three firms -- Hinduja group company Ennore Foundries, Amtek Auto, and Kirloskar Oil Engines -- have been asked to increase their production of the cylinder block of the vehicle's engine, MUL managing director Jagdish Khattar said.
"The strike at DCM Engineering has hit our production as it accounted for about 70 per cent of the total supplies of the cylinder block. So, we have asked the other three companies to increase their production, which they have done," Khattar said.
He declined to quantify the increase in production made by the three companies.

MUL's sales in August fell by 4.2 per cent to 32,127 vehicles due to lower production following the three-month long strike at DCM Engineering.
While domestic sales slipped by 3.2 per cent to 29,443 units, exports went down by 13.2 per cent to 2,684 units. Bureau Report