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October 12, 2021

Colombo, Monday 11^th October 2021: Carmart (Pvt) Ltd, the official agent of Peugeot Cars in Sri Lanka, will provide a one-stop solution for selected European car owners in Colombo.

Euro Parts Boutique was founded on a simple premise: to offer a never-before-seen retail space for owners of luxury automobiles. With the Euro Parts Boutique, most owners of continental cars can finally save the hassle and time incurred hunting for items by offering a wide variety of periodical replacement parts and brands under one roof.

The venture will also introduce a brand-new relationship with EuroRepar, a leading provider of European spare parts backed by automobiles Peugeot, France. EuroRepar offers more than 10,000 options under 60 different categories, making them one of the largest distribution brands for spare parts. Their wide range of products caters towards offering high-quality replacement options at a very competitive price for a wide range of European automakers.

Aside from EuroRepar, Carmart has created the Euro Parts Boutique in collaboration with Shell, Mobil, Continental, Kumho, Michelin, Wurth, and Liqui Moly. Thanks to the wide range of partnerships, this boutique showcases oil, tyres, filters, batteries, wiper blades, bulbs, clips, coolant, car care products, additives, and much more — all under one roof.

Introducing a Novel Concept to Automobile Retailing

Located at No. 424, Union Place, Colombo 02 — the very heart of Sri Lanka’s commercial capital, the Euro Parts Boutique features an open-supermarket atmosphere, introduced for the first time in Sri Lanka.

For more information please contact, Euro parts Boutique Hotline: 0713 408 408

March 30, 2021

Colombo, Tuesday 30^th March 2021: The world’s oldest surviving automotive brand is reaffirming its personality and character with a new logo. It is turning over a new page in its history.

PEUGEOT unveiled its new logo, a coat of arms adorned with a magnificent lion’s head that has always been part of the brand. It shines a proud spotlight on the values of the PEUGEOT brand.

The new logo embodies what PEUGEOT meant yesterday, what PEUGEOT means today, and what PEUGEOT will mean tomorrow. This logo has been designed to last. This is the meaning of this coat of arms, a timeless, universal and multicultural form of identity. It is a distinctive symbol of belonging, and of recognition. It is synonymous with prestige, confidence, longevity and lineage. With it and its new visual identity, PEUGEOT is joining history and hyper-modernity.

Since 1850, PEUGEOT has had ten successive logos, all of which feature the lion’s emblem. Over the last 10 years, the entire product range has undergone astonishing upmarket move. And this is what it has achieved: “International Van of the year” with the PEUGEOT e-Expert in 2021 and Partner in 2019, and three “Car of the Year” on the road (PEUGEOT 308 chosen in 2014, PEUGEOT 3008 chosen in 2017 and PEUGEOT 208 chosen in 2020). And above all, an electrified range, for both passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. This move upmarket and in value is now being perfected by work on the design of the brand itself.

Today an eleventh version, even more streamlined, more qualitative and more elegant, has just been created by the PEUGEOT Design Lab, the PEUGEOT brand’s Global Brand Design studio.

At the beginning of 2021, with the launch of a range that will be ushered in by the new PEUGEOT 308, with a new website and with the creation of STELLANTIS, the stars are aligned.

PEUGEOT is a brand in tune with the times. With even a step ahead of its time, it keeps abreast of innovation, anticipates changes in behavior and paves the way for new mobility solutions. PEUGEOT has had the experience of all the revolutions: industrial, technological, political, social, digital and, now, environmental – the energy transition and zero-carbon mobility being at the heart of its strategy for a sustainable future. All this forms PEUGEOT’s DNA. PEUGEOT’s objective is to offer its current and future customers a brand that meets their requirements.

The PEUGEOT Brand is timeless. It is reinventing itself, over and over again. Carmart is Sri Lanka’s only authorized agent for Peugeot, as well as the longest-running Peugeot dealership in Asia. For more information please visit www.peugeot.lk

August 12, 2020

Carmart (Pvt) Ltd, the official representative for Peugeot in Sri Lanka, are set to revolutionise the automotive maintenance sector thanks to the introduction of Peugeot parent group’s (PSA) “VIDEOCHECK” platform. VIDEOCHECK allows Peugeot Sri Lanka to digitize aftersales service support via a video link and online estimation and customer approval.

A First for Sri Lankan Aftersales

While being the need of the hour in the new climate of social distancing, VIDEOCHECK goes further than just ticking a box. The platform has been refined after extensive testing in Europe and is a core aspect of Carmart’s long-term strategy to digitize processes and improve efficiency.

Initially deployed in France, Switzerland and Austria, initial results have shown a high level of customer satisfaction when using this innovative way of adding value to the service process. Today it has been implemented in PSA aftersales networks throughout France, Spain, Belgium, Italy, and Poland, with further tests ongoing in Germany. Sri Lanka is the first country in Asia Pacific Region to implement VIDEOCHECK.

How VIDEOCHECK Works

The principle behind VIDEOCHECK is fairly simple. It eliminates the need of a customer being present in the hazardous workshop environment but allows them to be next to their vehicle virtually. Once a car is handed over for servicing or repair the assigned technician, who will put the car on a car lift, will carry out an inspection and record video footage.

The uses a checklist defined by the manufacturer to highlight the maintenance or repairs that are necessary, with two degrees of importance or urgency, the highest of which relates to passenger safety or roadworthiness. This also includes visual indicators of tyre tread and brake pad wear, which are measured during the checks.

Once the video has been filmed, a quote is entered for the work to be carried out. It includes the original customer request (for example, scheduled servicing), as well as an optional portion, with suggested repair work. The report is sent by email and SMS to the customer, who can open the full graphical report with video on a computer or smartphone and give approval online. This is a marked innovation over the traditional method of emailing back and forth.

Being an industry-first, Carmart has high hopes for this new and exciting innovation to the Peugeot ownership experience. Carmart has been the sole manufacturer-authorized importer/distributer in Sri Lanka for Peugeot since 1953, making it the longest-running partner for the brand in Asia, and the 4th oldest in the world. Visit www.peugeot.lk or call 0114447888 for more details.

October 22, 2017

Carmart Director / CEO Yasendra Amerasinghe with MTI’s Project Engagement Lead Ms. Rajika Sangakkara

Carmart Partners with EuroRepar to Introduce “Euro Parts Boutique”: A One-Stop Destination for European Vehicle Owners.

The Peugeot Lion Roars Louder

Carmart Introduces “VIDEOCHECK” — Sri Lanka’s First Automotive Digital Aftersales Support Service

Carmart retains MTI to strategize the legacy of the family business