Picture from Left; Sasha Goonewardena, Assistant Manager Sales, Carmart Pvt Ltd Hasitha Abeynayake , Marketing Manager, Carmart Pvt Ltd, Yasendra Amerasinghe, CEO/Director ,Carmart Pvt Ltd, Kanchana Karunagama, Head of Personal Financial Services, HNB, Niluka Amarasinghe, Senior Manager, Leasing, HNB, Roshan De Silva, Assistant Manager, Leasing. HNB and Mahesh Ratnayake, Executive, Business Development (HNB Leasing)
Sri Lanka’s most customer friendly bank HNB PLC partnered with Carmart Private Limited, the sole authorized dealer for Peugeot vehicles in Sri Lanka, to offer customized leasing packages on Peugeot’s popular 3008 and 5008 SUV models, bundled with a slew of special incentives and benefits designed to provide the most value to customers.
A special ceremony was held at Peugeot Blue Box showroom at 424 Union Place, Colombo 2 which was attended by of top officials from HNB and Carmart in order to cement the partnership which will provide customers with a limited time offer to purchase their very own Peugeot SUV.
“Peugeot’s 3008 and 5008 models are considered to be among the safest, most comfortable, and stylish SUVs on the road today. Over the recent past as well, we’ve seen a drastic increase in the number of Peugeot’s being registered in Sri Lanka. Statistics from the RMV has found the Peugeot SUVs to be the single most popular European Brand New SUV in Sri Lanka.
“This speaks to a strong and growing base of loyal and enthusiastic customers. Our partnership with Carmart is therefore a great opportunity for our customers to get the best possible deal on their dream vehicle,” HNB Head of Personal Financial Services, Kanchana Karunagama said.
Customers intending to lease a Peugeot 3008 and 5008 are entitled to a special interest rate reduction from the prevailing interest rate from HNB, in addition to a free life insurance cover of Rs. 4 million anchored to discounted premiums from HNB General Insurance and a free credit card with the first annual year fee waived off.
Moreover the bank will also include discounted interest rates and special offers for all promotions open to GMOA Permit Holders.
HNB customers also have the option of choosing either a structured or residual leasing facility, to better suit their budget. Minimal documentation, personalized one day service and doorstep assistance are some of the benefits and services offered by HNB to the customer as a result of this partnership.
“Peugeot SUV’s have a reputation for impressive and versatile performance and intuitive road handling capabilities under a wide variety of driving conditions. These factors have led to continuous international acclaim winning the Peugeot SUV range 87 awards including being ranked Carbuyer’s Best Medium SUV 2019 and the Driver Power’s ‘Car of the Year 2018’.
“Clearly there is a lot that Peugeot has to offer as the most popular European Brand SUV and we are pleased to partner with an organization as trusted and strongly established as HNB in order to provide our mutual customers with affordable and convenient leasing packages to purchase their very own Peugeot SUV,” Carmart Director/CEO, Yasendra Amerasinghe said.
Carmart will also offer HNB customers a promotional discount of Rs. 50,000 from the selling price of the most popular SUV range in addition to a comprehensive maintenance package of up to 3 years or 60,000km.
Selected HNB branches will also display a Peugeot SUV 3008 or 5008 at their premises during the promotional period. The Peugeot SUV range is available for test-drives and viewing at the Peugeot Blue Box showroom at 424 Union Place, Colombo 2.
Carmart Private Limited is the importer, authorised repairer, and spare parts distributor for Peugeot in Sri Lanka. Founded in 1953 by the late Mr. Clarence Amerasinghe, Carmart is one of the longest running automobile importers in Sri Lanka, and also one of the oldest continuously operating distributors for its franchises in the Asian region.
Operating through 250 customer centres across the country, HNB is one of Sri Lanka’s largest and most innovative banks, having won recognition from numerous international and local institutions for -its achievement of excellence in diverse fields.
HNB became the first Sri Lankan bank to obtain an international credit rating and was assigned a foreign currency issuer rating of B1 on par with the sovereign rating by Moody’s Investors Service, while it has a national long term rating of AA- (lka) by Fitch Ratings (Lanka) Ltd.
