Car manufacturers who abandon Australia after years of raking in billions of taxpayer dollars will be forced to fairly compensate family-owned local dealerships and face fines up to $10 million for wrongdoing. The federal government will today (FRI) unveil changes to franchising laws to address the current power imbalance between multinational car manufacturers and Australian business owners, who have been repeatedly pushed into financial ruin when big brands, like Holden, leave the country. The changes include increasing the maximum penalties for big businesses from just $66,100 to $10m or ten per cent of annual turnover, whichever is highest to ensure car companies "think twice" before changing the terms and conditions of contracts with local dealers.