After a long halt of more than a month due to the government mandated lockdown, BMW Group India announced that it has resumed operations at Plant Chennai in accordance with guidelines issued by local authorities.
The company said that Local production at the plant will be started with less than 50% of the regular workforce. All other employees will continue to work from home.
The plant will resume its operations in a single shift. Depending on the pandemic situation and government advisories, the deployment of staff will be adjusted steadily.
BMW said that Plant Chennai has implemented several precautionary measures to create a safe working environment including remodeling of plant layout to ensure strict social distancing, individual protective gear for all employees, daily health check-ups, staggered lunch schedules, pre-packed meals and the highest level of sanitization measures.
The National Sales Company and BMW India Financial Services based out of BMW Group India headquarters in Gurugram will continue to work from home.
BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad Dealerships across the country will restart the operations in adherence to local government directives and advisories while maintaining necessary safety and hygiene measures.
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