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Maruti Gurgaon Case Study
A Case Study on Maruti Suzuki
Strike 2006

Industrial Engineering

By
Vanit Kashyap
10010952

CONTENTS

i) MARUTI SUZUKI-INTRODUCTION

ii) HISTORY

iii) DETAILS OF THE COMPANY

iv) MANUFACTURING FACILITY

v) STRIKE

vi) THE FIRST OCCUPATION

vii) THE UNDERGROUND

viii) LOCKOUT PROTEST CAMP

ix) THE SECOND OCCUPATION

x) AFTERMATH

xi) CONCLUSION

xii) QUESTIONNAIRE

xiii) BIBLIOGRAPHY

Introduction
Maruti Udyog Ltd., a subsidiary of Suzuki MotorCorporation of Japan, has been the leading Indian passenger car maker for many years. The company has a diverse portfolio that includes cars like Alto and WagonR; An Off-roader, Gypsy; Mid-sized Esteem; ALuxury car-Baleno; A MUV- Versa; Apremium subcompact car- Swift; and Aluxury SUV, GrandVitara XL7. The Maruti 800 (now Discontinued); The Omni; A Premium small car- Zen;

History
Maruti Udyog Limited (MUL)(laterrenamed as Maruti Suzuki India Limited) was established in Feb 1981 through an Act of Parliament, to meet the growing demand of a personal mode of transport caused by the lack of an efficient public transport system& with the objectives of - modernizing the Indian automobile industry by producing indigenous utility cars for the growing needs of the Indian population.
A license and a Joint Venture agreement were signed with the Suzuki Motor Company of Japan in Oct 1983 with Suzuki acquiring 26% of the equity and agreeing to provide the latest technology as well as Japanese management practices. In 1992, Suzuki further increased its equity to 50% turning Marutiinto a non-government organization managed on the lines of Japanese management practices.
It was the first company in India to mass-produce and sell more than a million cars and is largely credited for having brought in an automobile revolution to India. It is the market leader in India

Details of The company
Type Public
Industry Automotive
Predecessor(s) MarutiUdyog



Bibliography: www.google.co.in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maruti_Suzuki http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/

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