Biggest India Carmaker Sees Personal Vehicles Making a Come Back
- People will see personal transport as safer than public
- Worker safety to be a challenge once factories reopen
A Maruti Suzuki showroom in Chennai, India.
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The coronavirus pandemic may turn out to be a blessing in disguise for India’s auto industry, which was going through its worst-ever slump in sales even before the outbreak.
R.C. Bhargava , chairman at Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., which sells every other car on the nation’s roads, said there is possibility of a car boom after the lockdown is lifted, as social distancing becomes a common practice.