Perodua sends aid to partner in Sri Lanka

Kuala Lumpur, 16 Dec: Perodua sent aid to the staff of its distributor, Unimo Enterprises Limited, in Sri Lanka as the island nation struggling to recover from an ongoing financial crisis which has seen a freeze in imports since 2020.

This import ban has effectively halted the sale of Perodua vehicles in Sri Lanka, which was previously the compact carmaker’s largest CBU export market. As at the end of 2019, Perodua’s best-selling model in Sri Lanka was the Bezza 1.0L.

“The financial crisis in Sri Lanka has also led to livelihood difficulties and we are thankful that we are now able to extend a helping hand to our partners there,” Perodua President and Chief Executive Officer, Dato’ Sri Zainal Abidin Ahmad said.

Perodua gifted vouchers to 171 Unimo employees as a gesture of assistance during this difficult period.

“We choose shopping vouchers as this is the most effective way to assist Unimo staff to get daily essentials and hope that the situation there improves,” Dato’ Sri Zainal said.

Unimo Enterprises Limited is Perodua’s distributor in Sri Lanka since the year 1995.

Perodua hantar bantuan kepada rakan niaga di Sri Lanka

Kuala Lumpur, 16 Dis: Perodua telah menghantar bantuan kepada kakitangan wakil pengedarnya, Unimo Enterprises Limited, di Sri Lanka ketika negara kepulauan itu bergelut dalam pemulihan krisis kewangan yang berterusan yang menyaksikan pembekuan import sejak 2020.

Larangan import ini telah menghentikan penjualan kenderaan Perodua di Sri Lanka, yang sebelum ini merupakan pasaran eksport CBU terbesar pengeluar kereta kompak itu. Pada penghujung 2019, model terlaris Perodua di Sri Lanka ialah Bezza 1.0L.

“Krisis kewangan di Sri Lanka juga telah membawa kepada kesukaran hidup dan kami bersyukur kerana kami dapat menghulurkan bantuan kepada rakan kongsi kami di sana,” Presiden dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Perodua, Dato’ Sri Zainal Abidin Ahmad berkata.

Perodua telah menghadiahkan baucar kepada 171 pekerja Unimo sebagai bantuan dalam tempoh yang sukar ini.

“Kami memilih baucar membeli-belah kerana ini adalah cara paling effektif untuk membantu kakitangan Unimo mendapatkan keperluan harian dan kami berharap keadaan di sana akan bertambah baik,” kata Dato’ Sri Zainal.

Unimo Enterprises Limited ialah wakil pengedar Perodua di Sri Lanka sejak tahun 1995.