SL to become motor vehicle supply chain in Asia by 2035: Minister

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The Industry Ministry has planned to prepare an electronic vehicle policy called e-mobility in the future together with the Environment Ministry and the Transport Ministry, Plantation Industries and Industries Minister Dr. Ramesh Pathirana said.

While attending the National Automotive Conference organised by the Industrial Ministry and the Industrial Development Board, he said a total of 26 local companies are currently engaged in the vehicle assembly industry in Sri Lanka.

Meanwhile, he said the government aims to make Sri Lanka the hub of the motor vehicle supply chain in Asia by 2035.

The conference was held targeting vehicle manufacturers, vehicle importers, vehicle assembly personnel, vehicle spare parts manufacturers, and local value adders.

While addressing the event, Transport Minister Bandula Gunawardana said Sri Lanka must move forward with artificial intelligence (AI). He also said the economic policies of the country should be implemented apart from political ideologies. (Chaturanga Pradeep Samarawickrama)

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Crooked Politicians Thursday, 27 July 2023 03:30 PM

They may be developing ideas in projects where there is money.

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Morris Thursday, 27 July 2023 03:32 PM

By 2035 Sri Lanka and Sri lankans will have vanished from the face of the earth.

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ravin Thursday, 27 July 2023 03:39 PM

What this guy is trying to say they are having a vision for future Sri Lanka. Still on the mentality of fooling masses. Do not care all of them. Not worth. We have to build our future with a proper visionary without these lot of morons.

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Gobi Thursday, 27 July 2023 03:57 PM

So what's the plan of Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia

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chris Thursday, 27 July 2023 04:13 PM

Please first draw up the plans, and then make such public statements. We are sick of dreamland volkswagon plants, and virtual oil refinaries

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mnsmart Thursday, 27 July 2023 05:35 PM

Talk only, no action...

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Maxwell Thursday, 27 July 2023 06:15 PM

Do these clueless Minsters of this Govt still think that the General public will continue to believe these Yarns? With no measurable short- or medium-term targets for developing the country they are talking about what may happen in 2035 and even becoming a developed country by 2048, as if the world will stay as it is now, until Sri Lanka gets there! Fix the priority needs of the nation and its people first!

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Bimal Thursday, 27 July 2023 06:42 PM

OK. Let's have a roadmap with annual targets and report annually have we are tracking against each of them. Otherwise it will be a roadmap taking us to no where.

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Loku Keselgedi Thursday, 27 July 2023 06:51 PM

Electric vechicles. Tgere will be few petrol/ diesel vechicles produced at that time. So where are we going to get (1) labour, (2) raw materials .?

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Sambo Thursday, 27 July 2023 08:01 PM

These are only dreams and forecasts which will never be achieved and he may be not around during that period.

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Mohan Thursday, 27 July 2023 08:12 PM

Ya. Artificial intelligence is needed for people without natural intelligence.

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Jude Thursday, 27 July 2023 09:38 PM

All BS talk, even eggs government importing!! Tell me where's that AI ,!??? Huh!!

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Hans Thursday, 27 July 2023 10:05 PM

everyone knows this is never going to happen. I'm just thinking of releasing another committee of inquiry.

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Hugh Jazz Thursday, 27 July 2023 11:49 PM

Is this going to be before or after we get domestic workers from Europe? I'm all in for replacing Bandula with AI.

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Chumley Pinto Friday, 28 July 2023 04:00 AM

Why wait till 2036? . Is the minister assuming that he will not be alive to answer by then?

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Cugan Friday, 28 July 2023 06:31 AM

How about the VW car plant

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Amaran Friday, 28 July 2023 10:33 AM

Sri Lanka cannot solve EGG PROBLEM and decided to IMPORT FROM INDIA. Supply Chain ..... kidding

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Pradeepkumar Friday, 28 July 2023 11:56 AM

On average, 4,000 liters of water are used throughout all stages of production for a single car and all these water reaches the ground water contaminated with toxic chemical, thats why western world moving the production to poor countries with water resources. The one day we SL rich water resources goes unusable. One of the pure tasty water sources in the world

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Jude Fernando Friday, 28 July 2023 12:49 PM

Transport and environment are an absolute mess because of the failure of these two ministries to have strong policies and forward thinking business practices. These fools are dreaming! Can die of laughter when thinking how Sri Lanka will knock China, India, Japan, Korea, and other Asian giants out of business!!!

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