FADA Yet Again Approaches Supreme Court For BS-IV Sale Extension As Sales Nosedive On Coronavirus Scare

The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) on behalf of its members has once again approached the Supreme Court and has filed an interlocutory application along with an application seeking modification in writ petition whereby it has been directed that no motor vehicle conforming to emission standard Bharat Stage-IV shall be sold or registered in the entire country with effect from 01.04.2020.

FADA President Ashish Harsharaj Kale said that post FADA's initial application, necessitated due to huge unsold BS-IV inventory and slowing sales, getting rejected by the Apex Court on 14th February'20,there has been a drastic change in circumstances in conducting business as usual. The ongoing Coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) which emerged in Wuhan in the Hubei province of China has spread rapidly across the globe and also in India.

Following this in the past week there has been drastic drop in sales and customer walk-ins have reduced to a trickle. Counter sales has fallen by 60-70% across Auto Dealerships in these past few days. The Situation has worsened in the Past 3-4 Days with partial lockdown situation in many towns and cities and few district magistrates have started issuing notices of closure of shops and establishments including Auto Dealerships to stop the spread of virus. Noting this, the FADA has once again approached the Supreme Court with a request for permission of sale and registration of BS-IV vehicles till 31st May'20.