An analysis of motor vehicle registry data shows Sri Lanka’s vehicle registrations grew to 38,240 units in August 2025, from 35,232 units a month earlier.
A report by Economy Next, citing an analysis by Colombo-based brokerage JB Securities, states that the growth was driven by higher volumes of trishaws, motobikes and SUV/crossovers.
Three-wheeler registrations rose to 2,497 units in August from 454 in July, while two-wheelers rose to 27,585 units from 26,171 units.
The data shows motor car registrations declined to 2,329 units in August, down from 2,748 units in July, while pre-owned registrations fell to 1,772 units in August from 2,309 in July.
In brand new cars, BYDs increased to 354 units, up from 244 units the previous month, the main contributor being Dolphin, accounting for 307 units.
SUV and crossover registration grew to 3,808 units in August, up from 3,299 in July, while brand-new vehicles accounted for 1,866 units, and pre-owned made up 1,940 units.
According to data from JB Securities, Toyota led the category with 1,238 units, including Raize (789) and Land Cruiser variants.
BYD followed with 1,019 units, driven by ATTO 3 (554) and Sealion 6 (465). Land Rover recorded 38 units, including Defender (17) and Range Rover (18). (Newswire)
