After an assessment of the impact of Japan's March 11 earthquake and tsunami on its parts supply chain, the Indus Motor Company has decided to operate at around 60% of its production capacity in the months of May and June. A press release of the company said that the future production schedules have not been firmed up as yet as the IMC is monitoring the situation with the support of its principals and inform its stakeholders.
Despite this crisis, the company will continue to provide employment to its more than 1,900 employees, with their idle time utilised in trainings and plant improvement activities.
A company spokesperson stated, "This is a necessary response to address the ongoing supply crisis in Japan and we intend to resume peak production levels as soon as possible. Our current focus is to ensure that we honour all commitments against the orders at hand and reduce the impact on customers of our immediate production shortfalls. Given the nature of the Japanese crisis resulting in a parts' supply shortage, customers should be prepared for some delays in vehicle delivery. We request our valued customers to be patients while IMC endeavours to minimise any inconvenience to them."-PR