Organisers of the Auto Expo 2020 on the outskirts of New Delhi said the scores of Chinese stalls would instead be manned by their Indian employees and representatives. NOIDA, India: The deadly coronavirus outbreak has overshadowed a highly anticipated push by Chinese car firms into India's automotive market, with delegations from China told to stay away from a premiere auto expo event.
"There will be no visitors or delegation from China at the Motor Show 2020," the president of organiser the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, Rajan Wadhera, said in a statement. The virus - which has so far killed almost 500 people - is another blow for India's auto sector, which is still struggling to emerge from a severe slump last year amid a broader economic downturn.There have been three confirmed cases in the southern Indian state of Kerala, all students from Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak and a centre for the auto industry in the world's second-largest economy.