<p>Amid a slowdown in petrol car sales, car market leader Maruti Suzuki Thursday said it will shut down its Gurgaon and Manesar plants Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Tomorrow (Friday), there will be a planned shutdown at the Gurgaon and Manesar plants. This is being done in accordance with the slowdown in market conditions," the company said.<br /><br />According to the company official, both the plants have a combined production of 5,000 units per day. The shutdown comes just ahead of a scheduled maintenance closure at the plant June 17-22. Saturday (June 8) is a scheduled weekly off.<br /><br />"The scheduled maintenance shutdown happens twice in the year in June and December, and is planned ahead," the company added.<br /><br />The petrol-powered passenger cars have been impacted due to rising fuel and interest costs, as well as a slump in first-time consumer-buying sentiments.<br /><br />Earlier, the company logged an overall sales dip of 14.4 percent in May 2013 at 84,677 units from 98,884 units sold in the corresponding month of 2012.<br /><br />The domestic sales of the passenger car major fell by 13 percent at 77,821 units from an offtake of 89,478 units in the corresponding month of 2012.<br /><br />The company's export in the period under review plunged by 27.1 percent at 6,856 units from 9,406 units shipped abroad during the corresponding month of last year.<br /><br />The automobile major last observed a daylong shutdown at its Gurgaon plant on March 8, 2013.</p>
<p>Amid a slowdown in petrol car sales, car market leader Maruti Suzuki Thursday said it will shut down its Gurgaon and Manesar plants Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Tomorrow (Friday), there will be a planned shutdown at the Gurgaon and Manesar plants. This is being done in accordance with the slowdown in market conditions," the company said.<br /><br />According to the company official, both the plants have a combined production of 5,000 units per day. The shutdown comes just ahead of a scheduled maintenance closure at the plant June 17-22. Saturday (June 8) is a scheduled weekly off.<br /><br />"The scheduled maintenance shutdown happens twice in the year in June and December, and is planned ahead," the company added.<br /><br />The petrol-powered passenger cars have been impacted due to rising fuel and interest costs, as well as a slump in first-time consumer-buying sentiments.<br /><br />Earlier, the company logged an overall sales dip of 14.4 percent in May 2013 at 84,677 units from 98,884 units sold in the corresponding month of 2012.<br /><br />The domestic sales of the passenger car major fell by 13 percent at 77,821 units from an offtake of 89,478 units in the corresponding month of 2012.<br /><br />The company's export in the period under review plunged by 27.1 percent at 6,856 units from 9,406 units shipped abroad during the corresponding month of last year.<br /><br />The automobile major last observed a daylong shutdown at its Gurgaon plant on March 8, 2013.</p>