Idled Trucks Have India Fuel Demand Headed for Five-Year Low

  • Consumption seen at 90% of pre-outbreak levels by end of March
  • About half of India’s fleet is currently idle: trucking group
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India’s oil-product demand is set to slump to a five-year low this financial year, with a bleak outlook for diesel consumption as the nation’s truck operators idle vehicles and consider cutting the size of their fleets.