FADA seeks govt. support over compensation for Ford dealers

TIL Desk/Business/New Delhi/ Automobile dealers’ body FADA has urged the government to formulate a task force to monitor the compensation structure being worked out by Ford India for its dealer partners across the country. In a letter to Heavy Industries Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey, FADA president Vinkesh Gulati also requested the government to instruct Ford India to keep the industry body in the loop regarding the compensation structure for the dealerships.

“We humbly request your Ministry’s intervention… Create a task force which takes day-to-day updates from Ford India to monitor the compensation plan for automobile dealers and dealership employees,” Gulati said in the letter.Also, instruct Ford India to keep FADA in the loop for dealership related issues and compensation structure, he noted.

Besides, Gulati also requested the ministry to make sure that Ford India indemnifies dealers from various consumer and civil cases, both under pendency and against any future cases that may arise directly or indirectly out of the automaker’s restructuring announcement.