Carmart Pvt Ltd., with its principals, Automobiles Peugeot, presented two new Peugeot 508 diesel cars to the Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training, Chandima Weerakkody recently.
The vehicles will be handed over to the Ceylon-German Technical Institute, Moratuwa and Automobile Engineering Training Institute, Wellampitiya. by the Ministry.
Valued at approximately Rs. 40 million, these two cars are to be used as technical learning platforms by students who can be familiarised in a practical environment to understand the underlying engineering.
The vehicles were imported on special approval from Exchange Control to be used for technical training only and hence cannot be registered or used on the road, but used only as test cars in their respective automobile engineering schools.
Chairman of Carmart, Senake Amerasinghe and CEO Yasendra Amerasinghe presented the keys to Minister Weerakkody at the Ministry recently.
Private Secretary to the Minister, Thilak Kariyawasam the two principals of the Institutes, Mrs. Rukmani Amerasinghe of Carmart and DGM, Marketing, Carmart, Uditha Obeysekere were also present.
Carmart Pvt Ltd is the sole agent, authorised repairer, and spare parts distributor for Mazda and Peugeot in Sri Lanka.
Founded in 1953 by the late 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.
Carmart CSR priorities include education, social welfare, and natural disasters.