No import of vehicles expected in near future - Vehicle Importers Association

joshua Thursday, 09 May 2024 10:57 PM

How can you satisfy the greedy political morons? They need brand new vehicles before the elections.

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ruwan Thursday, 09 May 2024 11:47 PM

"exclusively be imported through the members of our association" so you make make a monopoly and earn as you wish?

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Jude Friday, 10 May 2024 02:12 AM

That's very good news!!!

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Lasantha Jayasinghe Friday, 10 May 2024 03:57 AM

First round will be duty free permits for the MPs!

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Jagath Friday, 10 May 2024 04:52 AM

The only important should be for pms in the government.

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Ensure Only EVs are Imported Later Friday, 10 May 2024 05:01 AM

Great! Ensure once restrictions are removed to only bring in electric vehicles (EV’s). Till it’s approved hopefully around 2026, start planning to arrange to install Electric charges for the vehicles NOW. Once these cars start being rolled out, use of petroleum and diesel will drastically fall. Have a committee to understand the impact it will have on the country by visiting a few countries who have embarked on this journey.

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Sambo Friday, 10 May 2024 07:38 AM

But permits will be issued to the politicians as they are in greed for a car permit

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Arnold Friday, 10 May 2024 08:19 AM

High cost of vehicles will make Sri Lankan exports too expensive for tourists.

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Ratnasiri Hadiranpela Friday, 10 May 2024 08:25 AM

It is better not to import private vehicles including already congested and accidents prone 3 wheelers other than public vehicles like busses,transport vehicles etc.

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DOT Friday, 10 May 2024 08:33 AM

Seems we have enough !

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NightOwl Friday, 10 May 2024 09:55 AM

VIASL members are panicing over recent advertisnments by KIA and Toyota. they are scared of price crash from astronomical rates to more realistic levels. these guys will keep repeating this untill they reasonably get rid of all the inventories in their car sales. Imports will resume in the recent future and we are due see the same fellows who cried over import ban going to cry asking to ban the imports or give them the exclusive right to import

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udaya Friday, 10 May 2024 10:42 AM

NightOwl is spot on.....these guys are panicking because their stock of highly inflation vehicle will come crashing down. its already happening.

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Hon. Sarneris Friday, 10 May 2024 12:48 PM

IF they make proper fast public transport systems like in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, etc., very few people will use vehicles.

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Elmo Perera Friday, 10 May 2024 06:40 PM

VEHICLES ARE IMPORTED IN OTHER COUNTRIES BY INDIVIDULA ,WE DONT NEED A VEHICLE ASSOCIATION

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melville perera Friday, 10 May 2024 08:42 PM

As seen via print and electronic media over 1000 vehicles or more presumably brand new are exposed to the elements in the two ports and imported by letters of credit as demanded by the suppliers and one wonders why these are not cleared by the importer and all vehicles are paid for upfront. There is a time bar by the customs and demmurage charged if not cleared by the importer within the specified clearance time and auctioned after due notice is given Delayed clearance involves heavy penalties and these vehicles are in the port for over three/four years It is a waste of unproductive port space and the state should intervene to force the importer to return the vehicles and ask for refund of the foreign exchange involved with interest. With this large stock of brand new vehicles lying idle in the port it looks absolutely stupid for the VIA to ask for further imports The question is why are vehicles in the port for such long time exposed to the weather and losing its value

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