Maruti chairman R C Bhargava tells Sharmistha Mukherjee that there won't be a reduction on its dependence on the facility in Haryana.
The 14-day-long strike at Maruti Suzuki India's Manesar's plant has been called off this morning following a tripartite agreement between the management, workers and the Haryana government.
In the last two days, the company had done the ground work for resumption of work in the press, weld and paint shops by bringing in additional workers.
The firm has suffered production loss of about 1,200 units, valued at around Rs 60 crore.
A group of casual workers have been sitting in front of the Manesar plant, asking the company to let them rejoin work.
The workers resorted to a strike when five of them were suspended for 'allegedly assaulting a supervisor' on Wednesday.
The Manesar plant rolls out about 1,200 units every day in two shifts.
The country's largest car-maker has also issued termination notices to 500 regular workers.
MSI had said the safety and well-being of its employees were paramount.
The salaries for the top management, which was already better off, have gone up many times whereas wages at the bottom have marginally increased thereby widening the gap between the rich and the poor.
Leaders of Maruti Suzuki Workers Union could not be contacted for their comments on future course of action.
The company also said production at its main plant at Gurgaon has been resumed after a two-day closure last week due to component supply constraints from Suzuki Powertrain India Ptd.
The company has been hit hard, not only by strike of its own workers, but also due to the supply shortage of engines and transmissions from Suzuki Powertrain India Ltd.
The Manesar plant rolls out about 1,200 units every day in two shifts.
While the workers have decided to retain the previously proposed name Maruti Suzuki Employees' Union, a new crop of leaders have emerged to take forward their cause.
Talks between the management and striking workers at the Manesar plant broke down.
The department had also said it would initiate action to derecognise the unions of SPIL and SMIPL.
MSIL deputed another 40 engineers from its Gurgaon plant to work at Manesar also in Haryana. This takes the total strength of engineers at the facility now to 90.
The company saw production hit by 10,200 units till yesterday, which translates into a loss of about Rs 510 crore (Rs 5.1 billion). In the morning, shares of Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) were trading 0.43 per cent down at Rs 1,217.50 apiece on the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Around 2,000 workers at the plant have been on strike since Saturday, resulting in a production loss of about 5,400 units, so far.
The company on Monday sacked sacked 11 employees atthe plant for allegedly inciting others to strike work.
According to sources close to the development, the newly formed body -- Maruti Suzuki Workers' Union -- has submitted a list of about 20 demands to the management for consideration while finalising the three-year wage settlement agreement.
About 2,000 workers at the plant have been on strike since Saturday, resulting in a production loss of about 3,000 units till Tuesday and the value of the loss is estimated to be about Rs 150 crore (Rs 1.5 billion).
According to the company, the talks that began on Wednesday morning at 11 am continued through the night and were still going on Thursday morning.
The agreement provides for reinstatement of 64 dismissed permanent workers by MSI, which will also take back 1,200 casual workers.
"The Manesar plant remains captive in the hands of workers. There is no production possible there. Due to the impact of components from SPIL, production at Gurgaon will be even lower compared to yesterday," a Maruti Suzuki India spokesperson said.
Maruti Suzuki India chairman R C Bhargava few days back had termed the labour unrest as 'political issue'.
Maruti announced 10,000 pre-bookings for Ciaz of which 60 per cent was for diesel models.
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