Draft law: Tax on auto dealer surcharges

New regulation fires debate over legality of the extra fees

BEIJING - As China's auto market boomed over the last two years, cars in high demand - especially imported luxury vehicles - often carried a hefty extra fee from dealers for getting the goods as soon as possible.

Dealers directly charge extra thousands, even tens of thousands of yuan, or force customers to buy more options at exorbitant prices if they want to cut the waiting time.