New Delhi, March 27 -- The lockdownofoperations by most auto original equipmentmanufacturersand componentsuppliers crashes hopesofany near-termrecoveryinsales. Theindustry wasalready facingmultipleheadwinds,and the lockdownhas made things farworse. Since early 2018,the NiftyAuto index is nowdownbymorethan60%,compared to a 34%fall in theNifty 500 index duringthe sameperiod. While thelockdownhas beenannounced till the month-end, experts and industry insiders sayitcould be extendedbyafew more weeks. "Due to the ongoinguncertain environment amid Covid-19- and BS-VI transitionledslowdown, we expect March2020sales to be impacted largelywith high doubledigityear-on-year decline.This would result in overall subduedsales for 4QFY20 (March quarter). ...