The Indian unit of General Motors Corp. (GM) is operating normally, despite the bankruptcy filing of its U.S. parent, a senior company executive said Friday.

"It is business as usual here in India for our employees, suppliers and customers," Karl Slym, president and managing director of GM India Pvt. Ltd., told reporters.

Slym was speaking at the introduction the company's new model of the Chevrolet Spark minicar.

-By Nitin Luthra, Dow Jones Newswires: +91-11-4356-3305; santanu.choudhury@dowjones.com