Lanka imports record number of 3-wheelers from India

[tallboy123]

Colombo, March 14 (PTI) Sri Lanka''s vehicle imports hit a new record with the number of three-wheel vehicles bought mainly from India crossing the 85,000 mark, official figures today showed.
The total vehicle imports jumped 359,243 in 2010, up 75.9 percent compared to the previous year, Sri Lanka import figures showed.
It showed that the number of three wheelers, used mainly as the common man''s taxi, jumped 120 percent to 85,648 units in calendar 2010.
Sri Lanka imports almost all its three wheelers from India, barring a handful from China.
The number of motor car imports also jumped dramatically by four fold to reach 23,072 last year.
The surge followed the government''s slashing of import duties by more than half.
Motorcycle imports shot up by 51 percent to 2,04,000 units last year.
Sri Lanka imports a large number of new motorcycles and small cars from India.


http://news.in.msn.com/international/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5031874

 

[Skull and Bones]

Economy of Sri Lanka is doing great, so the middle class citizens of Sri Lanka is on a buying spree.

 

[alphamale]

good news for both india & srilanka. indian three wheelers will now become hit in srilanka.

 

[Bigoren]

Hw is the price of those vehicles?

 

[DelhiDareDevil]

Btw are there 3 wheelers in Pakistan as taxis?

If yes, do they make it themselves?

 

[takeiteasy]

Sri Lanka has mass market for refurbished Cars specially from Japan? Bajaj auto rickshaws are what they are importing from India?

 

[Skyline]

Sri Lanka has mass market for refurbished Cars specially from Japan? Bajaj auto rickshaws are what they are importing from India?

Mainly TATA buses/trucks and 3 wheelers from India.
Most of Sri Lankans interest to have Japanese vehicles. Even though vehicle prices are really high due to government taxes but all the models around the world are here.

Limo in SL road.

 

[Skyline]

Hw is the price of those vehicles?

Around 400,000 LKR ( US$ 3,629)

 

[Anonymous user]

3 wheeler meaning the auto rickshaws?

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

3 wheeler meaning the auto rickshaws?

Yeah!

ontopic

Personally ,i find it better if we replaced these rickshaws with Tata Nanos

Tata Nano To Replace Auto Rickshaws In Some States

 

[Agnostic_Indian]

^lol..i also though the same when i heard the price and mileage of tata nano..nice to see it happening.

 

[tallboy123]

which gives more mileage tata nano or 3 wheeler auto???
tata nano would give 18 kmpl wats autos mileage?

 

[jha]

These Autos are huge Pain in the @$$..They are the biggest culprit of Traffic Jams..

 

[sans]

which gives more mileage tata nano or 3 wheeler auto???
tata nano would give 18 kmpl wats autos mileage?

Generally 3wheelers give around 25Km mileage.