No plans to cut production: Maruti

Mumbai, Jan 11: Global recession has not detered Maruti. India's leading car maker, Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL) has no plans to cut production despite the challenging market conditions and would go ahead with its expansion plans in the months ahead, a top company official said.

"We are not seeking any production cut and have no plans to change production schedule in January. The sales have gone up in December, 2008 as compared to the previous month owing to excise cut and reduction in petrol prices," MSIL's Managing Director and CEO, Shinzo Nakanishi said to a news agency. The company has plans to expand its production capacity of its Manesar plant in Haryana to three lakh units by end-January, Nakanishi said.

"Our car manufacturing capacity at Manesar will reach three lakh units this month from 1.7 lakh in January 2007," Nakanishi said.