The Association of Vehicle Importers and Distributors announced the resumption of dealership operations on May 1 in areas under general community quarantine while fully implementing stringent health and safety measures.
“While we understand that people will not easily jump back into their usual routines, we want to assure the public that during the lock down, AVID members have been busy developing COVID-ready processes, structures and organizations,” said AVID president Ma. Fe Perez-Agudo.
“We are now set to implement these general safety guidelines at our facilities as a primary step toward adapting to the ‘next normal’ in business. We envision these protocols as guide posts for our industry to hurdle current and future challenges in a timely and well-coordinated manner,” said Agudo.
She said the guidelines were based on global and national standards for risk assessment and protocols which were designed to give utmost priority to the health and safety of employees, customers, suppliers, the community at large, covering the mandated physical distancing, wearing of face masks and other protective gear, temperature screening, proper hand washing and sanitizing, respiratory etiquette, and other regulations and best practices.