The Lagos State Motor Dealers Association has released a circular directing all car sales agents & showrooms to shut down their business on February 25, from morning till 12 noon, in support of the strike embarked upon by clearing agents over the newly increased cost of clearing imported cars.
According to the association, the increased cost of clearing new cars is ultimately bad for business for them too because the clearing agents and importers will simply pass on the cost on the value of the car, making it outrageous to the final consumer, which means lesser sales for them.
The Lagos Motor Dealers Association further warned that erring members who open for business during the lockdown time, will have it shutdown till 28 Feburuary, by their task force.
Read:
“Lagos State Motor Dealers Association
24 February, 2022
Dear Members
SHUT DOWN QE ALL CAR LOTS IN LAGOS STATE IN SOLIDARITY WITH NIGERIAN ASSOCATION_OF_FREIGHT FORWARDEBS CURRENT STRIKE ACTION
At the General meeting held on the 21 of February, 2022, the Association
decided that all members should shut down their car lots( Auto sales showroom) on Friday the 25 of February 2012 from morning till 12 noon, in solidarity with the current strike action embarked upon by Nigerian Association of Freight forwarders (Clearing Agents) over the sharp increase of the cost of clearing a car at the Nation’s ports
Auto dealers should understand that these body is fighting our course because the higher the cost of clearing a car, the more unaffordable it becomes.
It was decided that any Auto Dealer that fails to abide by the decision will have his/her showroom chained (locked up) by our Taskforce till on Monday the 28″ of February 2022 as the only penalty for disobedience
LAGOS STATE MOTOR DEALERS ASSOCIATION. UNITED WE STAND!
FOR: LAGOS STATE MOTOR DEALERS ASSOCIATION
OLANIRA TIA
General Secretary
MOTTO: UNITED WE STAND”