30,000 Nissan & Suzuki entered SL outside the official dealer network — good for buyers?

AMW's Jawahar Ganesh told the CMTA that since imports reopened, nearly 30,000 Nissan and Suzuki vehicles have landed in Sri Lanka through channels outside the authorised distributors — meaning global manufacturers now judge our market by the shrinking slice their official partners actually control. Authorised dealers argue this scares off manufacturer investment, kills warranty backing, service training and the long-term parts ecosystem — if Nissan or Suzuki decide Sri Lanka isn't worth the bother, everyone loses in the long run. Buyers counter that these "outside channel" imports have broken dealer pricing power for years, bringing in trims, colours and spec levels showrooms never stock, often cheaper and faster than waiting on an order. So who's right here: is this quietly wrecking Sri Lanka's standing with global brands, or just the free market giving buyers what the official network wouldn't? If you've bought one of these non-authorised imports, how was the warranty, parts supply and resale compared to a straight showroom buy? මෙහි ඔබේ පැත්ත මොකක්ද? ඩීලර් එකෙන්ම ගන්න ඕනද, නැත්නම් පිට ගෙනාපු එකක් හොඳද?