GENERAL MOTORS INDIA

General Motors began doing business in India in 1928, assembling Chevrolet cars, trucks and buses, but ceased its assembly operations in 1954. GM continued with tie-ups with Hindustan Motors to build Bedford trucks, Vauxhall cars, Allison Transmissions and off-road equipment. In 1994 GMIPL was formed as a joint venture, owned 50 percent by Hindustan Motors and 50 percent by General Motors, to produce and sell Opel branded vehicles. GM bought out the Hindustan Motors interest in 1999. GMIPL continued to produce Opel cars at the Halol facility until 2003, when it started production of Chevrolet vehicles at that location. GMIPL operates vehicle manufacturing plants in Halol, Gujarat and Talegaon Dabhade, Maharastra, It maintains headquarters in Halol and Gurgaon and a large technical center in Bangalore. Its Halol and Talegaon Dabhade Manufacturing Plants have a combined Production Capacity of 385,000 vehicles annually.

CASE STUDY
At carmaker General Motors India's Halol facility entered into the strike, causing a loss of production of over 100 units each day. On March 16, 2011 workers resorted to strike at the Halol facility in Gujarat that has an installed capacity of 85,000 units a year, primarily complaining on health issues as well as protesting transfer of some employees to dealership

outlets and opposing a long-term wage settlement agreement signed in December last year. Around 650-700 workers had resumed duty by March 25, after a dismissal threat by the management if there was no return within 48 hours. GM Employees' Union General Secretary Bharat Maganbhai Patel said: "They (striking workers) are protesting against the transfer of four employees. But our contract clearly says that we can be transferred to any dealer point on work related issues... Such strikes are not good for us". A series of talks between the management and the striking workers has not resulted in any positive outcome so far. Following the strike, the company had shifted the production of small car Spark to its Talegaon facility in Maharashtra. Suffered a production loss of up to 2,500 units so far due to a section of workers at its Halol plant in Gujarat continuing their strike for more than 1 and half month.

RESOURCE:
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/strike-gm-india-production-lossestimated-at-2500-units/article1983479.ece http://www.rediff.com/money/report/strike-at-gms-halol-factoryends/20110505.htm http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-0415/news/29421827_1_employees-return-striking-workers-management-andworkers