70% of New Nissans & Suzukis Bypass the Showroom, AMW Says — Do You Care?

Associated Motorways (AMW) says Sri Lanka's new-vehicle market has flipped: its Group MD claims authorised distributors now handle only around 30% of "normal" business, while roughly 30,000 Nissan and Suzuki vehicles have reached local roads through other channels since imports reopened. AMW argues this unpredictability is why some global manufacturers hesitate to expand here. Buyers who go outside the authorised network often point to lower prices, wider stock, and no waiting list — if the car runs fine, why pay a premium for a badge on the invoice? Dealer-network defenders counter that authorised showrooms back the warranty, stock genuine parts, and keep manufacturers willing to invest in service and spare-parts supply here at all — lose that and everyone's resale value suffers down the line. So where did your current Nissan or Suzuki actually come from, and would you buy the same way again? Did skipping the authorised dealer save you real money, or cost you more in repairs and resale later? ඔයාගේ වාහනේ ගත්තේ authorized dealer එකෙන්ද නැත්නම් වෙනත් තැනකින්ද? මිල ගානක් ඉතුරු වුණාද?