{"id":15267,"date":"2025-06-22T15:35:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T15:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfmnewslk.com\/?p=15267"},"modified":"2025-06-22T15:35:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T15:35:59","slug":"new-vehicle-prices-to-drop-by-a-large-amount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfmnewslk.com\/?p=15267","title":{"rendered":"New vehicle prices to drop by a large amount"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BBCMirror.lk . asianewsplusone.com sfmnewslk.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Electric vehicles<br>The Vehicle Importers Association of Sri Lanka (VIAL) has urged the public to carefully consider their options when purchasing electric vehicles (EVs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They have warned that the market value of many such vehicles will drop by millions of rupees within a few months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although electric vehicles have become popular, they have posed new challenges to prospective buyers, especially after the lifting of the vehicle import ban, VIAL Chairman Indika Sampath Merenchige stressed at a media briefing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cApart from the major, established electric vehicle brands, a large number of electric vehicles were imported, mainly from China, immediately after the restrictions were eased. 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