MG Motor, MAX Ventilator to increase ventilator production

Automobile manufacturer MG Motor India said on Wednesday that it has joined hands with Vadodara-based MAX Ventilator to increase ventilator production.

Accordingly, the collaboration is focussed on assisting the overall production of ventilators by addressing specific areas of the supply chain, IT system and manufacturing processes.

"The production capacity would be increased five times to 300 ventilators per month in Phase I, which should be completed within the next eight weeks," the compnay said in a statement.

"In Phase II, the production capacity can be enhanced to up to 1,000 ventilators per month, depending upon the demand, especially from the government hospitals, to help meet the shortage of the life-saving medical device in the country," the statement added. IANS