Royal Enfield's facilities near Chennai are back into full production

Due to the recent rains, the factories were shut and later commenced production with an initial utilisation of 50%

Royal Enfield
BS Reporter Chennai
Last Updated : Dec 18 2015 | 7:05 PM IST
Royal Enfiled said that its two Chennai facilities, which were affected due to the recent rains, are now back to normal and running in full capacity.

The facilities in Thiruvottiyur and Oragadam were shut between the December 1 and 6. The company resumed production of motorcycles on December 7, 2015 with the facilities intitially operating at 50 per cent of their installed capacity

"Over the course of the last week company's production rates improved steadily as Company facilities, employees and suppliers recovered from the aftermath of the floods. As of Monday, the December 14, 2015, Company is back to normal at our plants, and are running at 100 per cent of the installed capacity," said the company in an announcement to NSE.

Earlier the company said production loss was 7,200 motorcycles due to the closure of both the company's manufacturing facilities between December 1- 6, 2015. Many parts of the supply chain still continue to be affected due to the aftermath of floods though.

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First Published: Dec 18 2015 | 6:34 PM IST

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