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Thursday, 26 May 2016 - 7:48
Vehicle imports go up
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Vehicle imports into the country has seen a growth of 60 per cent.

Sri Lanka Chamber of Commerce stated that vehicle registrations this year hiked to 56 per cent.

Currently there are 6.3 million vehicles in the country.

 

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