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Brown & Company introduces affordable EV line-up
Daily FT
|August 19, 2025
BROWNS EV, a unit of Brown & Company PLC, yesterday announced that it has partnered
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■ Launches Browns EV to offer exclusively tailored, affordable models
■ Partners EV pioneers SAIC-GM-Wuling and Beijing Auto Works
■ LOLC Holdings and Brown & Company Chairman Ishara Nanayakkara says restoring access to vehicle ownership to millions of Sri Lankans
LOLC Holdings and Brown & Company Chairman Ishara Nanayakkara with global electric vehicle (EV) brands SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) and Beijing Auto Works (BAW) to introduce three affordable models to the Sri Lankan market.
The company said the EVs represent a "carefully curated range of premium-quality and price-conscious vehicles, making sustainable automobile ownership available to all our fellow citizens."
Vehicle affordability has long been a challenge in Sri Lanka, where import restrictions and high prices have placed new vehicles beyond the reach of most consumers. Browns EV said its entry is aimed at addressing this gap at a time when many households are still struggling to own a car.
This story is from the August 19, 2025 edition of Daily FT.
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