So, where did Sri Lanka come into Auto Makers Picture....
Surprise, surprise, Just like their Cricket team came out of nowhere and swept up the World Cup in 1996, they have done it yet again..
The car was actually designed by some ITALIAN.. Indians also had some Italian designed their first car. Why not Pakistanis.... We can use their help in learning how to design... No Doubt Revo is cute, but this Sri Lankan, Car is ........ what can I say, designed by Italians, the same people who penned the Ferrari and Lamborghini... Everyone goes to Italians, even Korean and in some cases, Japanese....
An article from some website...
"The pioneering Sri Lankan car maker, Micro Car Co Ltd, in another significant breakthrough is offering a car that can be run on either diesel or battery power.
Micro-Trend
designed by the world-renowned Italian motorcar designer Pininfarina
is now on the assembly line. Micro Car chairman, Dr Lawrence Perera told The Sunday Times FT that the new car Trend
would be in the market next month. Initially 60 new cars would be released to the market monthly with a 1000 cc engine at a cost of around Rs 1.2 million, lower than a similar Japanese car that fetches around Rs 2.2 million.
The Micro
car that went into production in 2003 has since then sold more than 500 units. Prospective buyers now have to wait for about five months to buy a new Micro. The present production capacity is 100 Micros per month. Earlier it was 35 to 40 and by 2006 the production would be increased to 600 per month.
Dr Perera said the company, while meeting local demand, would be soon exporting the Micro to Algeria, some South African countries and probably Bangladesh and Nepal.
He said the Micro cars are fast selling in the local market for their cost effectiveness and the free availability of spare-parts."
The Car...
Micro Trend-01.

Micro Trend-02.

Micro Trend-03.

