BMW India has restarted local production at the Chennai plant from 7th May 2020. Production will resume in accordance with guidelines issued by the local authorities.
Local production at the plant will begin with less than 50% of the regular workforce and operations will resume in a single shift. All other employees will work from home. Depending on the pandemic situation and government advisories, deployment of staff will be adjusted steadily.
The BMW Chennai plant has implemented several precautionary measures to create a safe working environment including remodelling 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 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.
