The programme being outlined under the aegis of the ministry of heavy industries and public enterprises is part of the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020.
The workers have been sporting black arm-bands and have stopped taking tea and snacks offered by the company.
Tata Motors, India's largest car maker by revenue, is exploring the possibility of adding more models to the production line at its Sanand plant in Gujarat.
Latest data available shows that India's exports to the 10-member bloc of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) declined by 18.6 per cent to $19.17 billion in the first eight months of this financial year.
Industry estimates R-Day sales are eight times the usual for big retailers.
Representatives of employees at the Gurgaon facility on Wednesday said workers would stop cooperating with engineers and supervisors from Thursday.
Firm sticks to guns while the staff looks at 'sterner' measures.
The demand for diesel cars, which account for 58 per cent of passenger vehicle sales in India every month, has seen a steep rise, as manufacturers continue to introduce variants that have diesel engines.
The average size of auto loans stood at Rs 512,000 in the third quarter of 2012, compared to Rs 425,000 in the year-ago period.
The company has finalised a plan to roll out nine new models by 2016, some of which would be shipped from India to right-hand-drive markets abroad.
HMSI has increased the monthly salary of its permanent workers by Rs 14,770 a month.
While the slowdown in the domestic economy and a ban on mining has sharply impacted the demand for medium and heavy commercial vehicles, sales of LCVs rose 15.61 per cent to 378,509 units between April and December, driven by need for products for last mile transportation.
Home-grown automobile major Mahindra & Mahindra, whose sales are predominantly driven by diesel-powered utility vehicles, has said an increase of Rs 5 a litre in the price of the fuel or a differential of up to 20 per cent with petrol price will not impact vehicle sales.
Auto makers step up efforts export cars and offset adverse impact of foreign exchange fluctuations.
Rajesh Jejurikar had quit M&M to join Zee Entertainment Enterprise.
At a time when diesel-powered vehicles have been driving sales in the country's otherwise sluggish automobile market, the industry has been hit by a double whammy.
The companies continue to see heavy demand in utility cars.
The model will be equipped with a petrol engine in Thailand.
The sacked workers have constituted a seven-member provisional working committee.
Firms are enthused at passenger vehicle numbers but high interest rates a problem.
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