India’s auto sales volume will not return to the peak levels seen in 2018 for another three-to-four years, an industry body executive said on July 15, as the novel coronavirus pandemic has caused disruption in a sector already hit by weak demand.In the fiscal year that began on April 1, sales of cars, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), motorbikes and trucks have already fallen 75 percent from a year ago to about 1.5 million vehicles, data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) showed. That compares with a peak of more than 26 million units in the fiscal year 2018-19 before a slowdown in consumer demand last year pushed auto sales 18 percent lower to 21.5 million.”The impact of COVID-19 is going to be very harsh on the auto industry. As of now, we are staring into a very deep slowdown,” Rajan Wadhera, president of SIAM, told reporters. “We don’t see the situation becoming normal – reaching 2018 volumes – for another 3-4 years,” he said.