The auto component industry's turnover witnessed its worst-ever decline in the first half of the current fiscal leading to a job loss of around 1 lakh temporary workers till July this year, industry body ACMA said on Friday.

The auto component industry turnover dropped to 1.79 lakh crore in the April-September period, down 10.1 percent from Rs 1.99 lakh crore in the year-ago period.

The industry body said the slowdown hasalso resulted in an investment loss of up to USD 2 billion dollars during theperiod.

"The automotive industry is facing a prolonged slowdown. The vehicle sales in all segments have continued to plummet for the last one year," Automotive Component Manufacturers Association (ACMA) President Deepak Jain told reporters here.

Considering the auto components industry grows on the back of the vehicle industry, a current 15-20 percent cut in vehicle production has adversely impacted the auto component segment, he added.

On job losses, Jain said retrenchment has taken place from October last year till July 2019.

"Primarily, it is the temporary employees who have lost jobs during the period," Jain said.