Shenzhen, China – BYD, the world’s leading manufacturer of new energy vehicles, announced its collaboration with Sri Lanka’s largest listed conglomerate John Keells Holdings PLC(JKH), On November 21, 2023 to provide cutting edge new energy vehicles (NEV) to the Sri Lankan market.
The signing ceremony took place at BYD’s global headquarters in Shenzhen, attended by Liu Xueliang, General Manager of BYD Asia-Pacific Auto Sales Division, and Krishan Balendra, Chairperson of the John Keells Group.
“We are delighted to have our Sri Lanka partner JKH to our Global Headquarters. In the past 28 years, BYD has been unwavering in its commitment to technological innovations and its green dream. We’re striving to align diverse lifestyles with eco-conscious mobility choices globally,” Liu Xueliang said.
“This collaboration enables us to offer a range of advanced, eco-friendly passenger vehicles in Sri Lanka, furthering our mission to integrate eco-conscious with diverse lifestyles, and making ‘electric vehicle’ the ‘essential vehicle’ in people’s daily lives.”
John Keells Group Chairperson Krishan Balendra said: “ESG is firmly entrenched in our business process, workplace culture and community outreach. With our commitment to achieving a sustainable future for the country, we look forward to the exciting opportunities the partnership with BYD holds. Through this partnership, we will bring advanced NEV models to Sri Lanka, letting our people experience the world’s leading technologies of NEV and contribute to an eco-friendly and sustainable Sri Lanka.”
After decades of perseverance in innovation and technology, BYD has achieved remarkable expertise in core technologies of the entire industrial chain of new energy vehicles, including batteries, electric motors, and electronic controllers. BYD also stands out as the sole producer of New Energy Vehicles globally that has independently developed its power train systems, power batteries, drivemotors and motor controller systems.
Currently,BYD’s new energy vehicles span 6 continents, over 70 countries and regions, and more than 400 cities. In 2022 alone, BYD sold more than 1.86 million new energy vehicles globally. Notably, on August 9, 2023, BYD became the world’s first automaker to roll off its 5 millionth NEV from the production line.
Founded in 1995 as a rechargeable battery maker, BYD is a multinational high-tech company devoted to leveraging technological innovations for a better life.
