FADA asks automakers to shift completely to BS-VI compliant units, Auto News, ET Auto

The stricter emission norm of BS-VI comes into effect from April 1 this year.
The stricter emission norm of BS-VI comes into impact from April one this year.

NEW DELHI: Indian automobile dealers’ physique Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) on Saturday questioned auto makers to shift to despatching BS-VI vehicles with immediate impact, as Supreme Court docket has turned down its charm to extend the deadline of promoting BS-IV vehicles.

FADA has also questioned all its users to approach their liquidation of BS-IV inventory as for each the thirty first March 2020 deadline.

On Friday, Supreme Court docket refused FADA’s ask for to extend the deadline for sale and registration of BS-IV vehicles beyond April one, which the governing physique submitted in December 2019, looking for modification of the apex court’s Oct 2018 order, the place the ruling was that no BS-IV vehicles can be marketed just after thirty first March 2020.

The automobile dealer’s physique also mentioned that thinking about the lengthy downturn that has lasted well around a year now and the recent dynamic demand situation, promoting 100 for each cent of the BS-IV vehicles at present in inventory with its users by thirty first March is a challenging undertaking.

FADA President Ashish Kale, mentioned in a statement, “FADA, for this reason, appeals to all OEMs to shift completely to BS-VI vehicles for all wholesale despatches to dealers and halt additional billing of BS-IV vehicles with immediate impact to dealers, therefore helping liquidation of the recent BS-IV inventory for a smoother changeover to BS-VI.”

In an inner concept circulated to dealers, the FADA president also advised dealers to approach liquidation of BS-IV inventory as for each March 31, 2020, deadline for sale and registration of BS-IV vehicles. On Friday, the apex courtroom experienced turned down an charm by FADA to allow for sale and registration of BS-IV vehicles beyond March 31.

The stricter emission norm of BS-VI comes into impact from April one this year.