As the explosive spread of the new coronavirus continues in India, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., a major motorcycle manufacturer, said that it is necessary to ensure the safety of local employees, so it will produce at two factories in India. I decided to stop until the end of May.
In India, it was confirmed on the 9th that more than 403,000 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus, and more than 4,000 people died, and the spread of the infection continues explosively.
In response to this situation, Yamaha Motor said that it is necessary to ensure the safety of local employees, and will start production at two motorcycle assembly plants in India for 17 days from the 15th of this month to the end of this month. , Decided to stop.
In India, due to the shortage of medical oxygen, measures are being taken to turn industrial oxygen for medical use, and Yamaha Motor is lacking the industrial oxygen required for production, which is also behind the suspension of production. There is.
In India, automaker Suzuki has also stopped production at three local plants from the 1st to the 16th of this month.