Laurie Dealer: Manufacturers should put foot down

摘要

When a law is relaxed, as with Euro-5 derogation, it is often difficult to make out who is likely to be the real beneficiary. Could it be the manufacturers, who say they don't have fields of Euro-5s ready to go? Could it be the dealers, who can get you one at the drop of a hat? Or is it the operators, who know a gift horse when they see one? Manufacturers invested heavily in developing Euro-6 technology, so pushing derogation is cutting off the nose to spite the face, yet dealer franchises willingly bend over to satisfy customers' Euro-5 demands lest they take their business elsewhere.