Bhavnagar, Sept 12: Production at the country’s largest carmaker, Maruti Udyog, continues to be hit by a strike at its leading components supplier, DCM Engineering. The three-month strike had hit the main supplier of a vital engine component and other three suppliers had already been asked 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, said MUL managing director Jagdish Khattar said.

"Production still continues to be affected by the strike because this vendor used to supply nearly 70 per cent of cylinder blocks," Jagdish Khattar, Maruti's managing director, added.
A team of experts from the parent company, Suzuki, were working on strategies to overcome the shortage, he said. Bureeau Report