BYD and its approved distributor for Sri Lanka, John Keells CG Auto (JKCG Auto), celebrated a milestone of 20,000 profitable car companies since commencing operations final 12 months.
The achievement underscores the size and tempo at which Sri Lanka has embraced New Vitality Autos (NEVs), and displays the sustained funding by JKCG Auto in constructing a strong, island-wide after-sales infrastructure to match that demand.
In simply over a 12 months since car imports resumed, BYD has captured roughly 37% of all model new car registrations and over 70% of cumulative electrical car registrations in Sri Lanka.
To maintain tempo with this extraordinary uptake, JKCG Auto has aggressively invested within the growth of its after-sales community, which already spans service facilities throughout Colombo, Wattala, Kandy, Galle, Kurunegala and Ampara.
Following its most up-to-date growth, JKCG is now in a position to ship a mixed every day service capability of over 200 autos island-wide, powered by a group of over 150 BYD licensed after-sales professionals.
The community is additional anchored by Sri Lanka’s largest devoted physique store at Seeduwa, with simultaneous capability for over 100 autos. Complementing the service community, JKCG Auto has deployed over 43 quick chargers island-wide and supplies a 7kW house charger to each buyer, giving BYD homeowners the arrogance to drive additional, with charging entry wherever they’re.
Visiting Sri Lanka for the event, BYD Normal Supervisor Assistant & Director of After-sales Service Middle, Asia-Pacific Auto Gross sales Division, Peter Feng, mentioned: “Sri Lanka has emerged as a genuinely important market in BYD’s South Asia journey, with an EV adoption price that has exceeded all expectations.”
“Reaching 20,000 profitable companies in only one 12 months is a exceptional achievement that additionally provides us nice confidence that John Keells CG Auto is strictly the appropriate companion for this journey. Having seen their operations first-hand, we’re excited to proceed supporting the after-sales capability right here, and deepen our dedication to our Sri Lankan clients.”
JKCG Auto Chief Govt Officer, Charith Panditharatne, added: “From the time we first partnered with BYD, we had been assured that this model would resonate with all Sri Lankans. Even so, the demand we witnessed since car imports resumed has outpaced all our preliminary projections. This demand has pushed us to develop sooner, and higher. We’re dedicated to persevering with this momentum and translate it into an ordinary of after-sales excellence that units the benchmark in Sri Lanka, and South Asia.”
With 24-hour roadside help island-wide, a ten,000 sqm spare elements warehouse with just-in-time supply functionality, and additional service heart openings deliberate in Negombo, Anuradhapura, and Jaffna, JKCG Auto is constructing an ordinary for after-sales excellence, one which helps a full ecosystem required to maintain Sri Lanka’s sustainable mobility transition.
