India's infection and influence on the production of Japanese companies, Panasonic is temporarily suspended | New Switch by Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun

The new colon virus infection is becoming more serious in India.Each country has begun support, with more than 300,000 infected people every day, and the United States has announced the provision of vaccine raw materials.Local states have launched restrictions on the spread of infection, and Panasonic has decided to suspend the operation of local factories on Tuesday.It is likely to affect economic activities depending on the future changes.

Panasonic has decided to temporarily suspend a factory that handles white goods and welding machines such as air conditioners and washing machines in Northern Hariyana from 26th.The period is expected to be one week, but will continue to be stopped during lockdown (city blockade) in accordance with local instructions.It seems that Korean LG factories will take similar measures in the nearby Hariyana state.

At present, Nippon Seiko is scrutinizing the situation that the factory has continued to operate."We will follow the measures to suspend the factory by rockdown (city blockage)" (Public Relations Department).

In India, the medical system is tight due to the re -expansion of the new Corona.It has fallen in a lack of medical oxygen.

About 60 % of home appliances in India are manufactured in this area.Products such as refrigerators and air conditioners require industrial oxygen by welding or waxing.Before the summer when the demand for home appliances grows, it may be necessary to lockdown by rapidly expanding new colona and measures that focus on oxygen deficiency, including medical use.

Suzuki, on the other hand, has expanded the new colon virus infections in India, but the local factory will be operating as usual and will not stop in the future.The new factory building "C Factory" operated in April at the Gujarat Factory (Gwarat), and the annual product in the country, which combines the Manzal Plant (Hariyana), has been raised to 2.25 million units, and demand is increasing.It is promoting sales in the country and exports to Middle East, Latin America, and Africa.

However, the operation of the C factory was influenced by the expansion of the new colona.Initially, it was scheduled to operate in 2020, but was postponed twice.The third finished car factory building at the Gujarat Factory.The small sedan "Desire" is gradually transferred from the Manzal factory and produced.

Toyota Motor Corporation is a production base in Bangalor, India, and continues to operate normally.

Honda is said to be operating in both two -wheeled banging and four -wheeled vehicles located in India.

Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun April 27, 2021