The MoU for the partnership which will offer customers an attractive 0.50% reduction from the prevailing market interest rate was signed at a special ceremony held at HNB Head Office.
HNB Head of Personal Financial Services, Kanchana Karunagama and Sun Lanka Auto Traders Chairperson, Koshila Eraththa were present at the occasion.
"The partnership with Sun Lanka Auto Traders will offer customers the opportunity to make use of an assortment of special benefits and exclusive discounts to purchase heavy machinery.
As a leading private sector bank, we have worked towards offering loyal customers with the best possible leasing solutions to meet their specific demands over the years, and we are delighted to once again offer a niche market segment with customised payment solutions to fulfil their needs," HNB Head of Personal Financial Services, Kanchana Karunagama said.
HNB will offer leasing customers the value-added prestige Prime credit card providing access to an exclusive range of discounts on automobile products, servicing spare parts, tyres and batteries. HNB will also waive off the first year annual fee for the card.
Dedicated to serving a vast array of motor needs, HNB General Insurance will also provide additional benefits to customers through cost-effective vehicle and life insurance schemes.
This includes discounted vehicle insurance premiums for customers and enhancing the ease of leasing heavy machinery vehicles.
"We work towards enhancing the capabilities of our customers in the construction sector, and we believe that partnerships of this nature offer us the opportunity to better serve them with attractive discounts, affordable leasing solutions and convenient leasing solutions to grow their business," Sun Lanka Auto Traders Chairperson, Koshila Eraththa said.
Sun Lanka, with nearly two decades of experience in the industry, will offer special discounts up to 1 million for their various models exclusively for HNB customers.
Prospective customers can contact HNB or Sun Lanka Auto Traders for additional information they may require, with all customer centres being fully informed of the promotion.
Sun Lanka Auto Traders is Sri Lanka's foremost vehicle dressing and vehicle accessories store, whose focus is on providing comfort and ease to ensure customer satisfaction.
With 252 customer centres across the country, HNB is one of Sri Lanka's largest, most technologically innovative banks having won local and global recognition for its efforts to drive forward a new paradigm in digital banking.
The bank has continuously won prestigious accolades including being declared Best Retail Bank in Sri Lanka for 2020 by the Asian Banker Magazine for the eleventh occasion in addition to being highest ranked privately-owned commercial bank in Sri Lanka by the prestigious Banker Magazine Top 1000 global rankings 2020.
Locally, HNB leads the Business Today Top 10 rankings and also claimed seven awards at the Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Awards 2019.
The first Sri Lankan bank to obtain an international credit rating, HNB is rated on par with the sovereign by Moody's Investors Service, and the national long term rating of HNB was revised upward by two notches to AA+ (lka) recently by Fitch Ratings (Lanka) Ltd.
Photo Caption - From Left: Sun Lanka Assistant General Manager, Dilshan Wijeywardenne, Sun Lanka General Manager, Chen Gaojie, Sun Lanka Chairperson, Koshila Eraththa, HNB Head of Personal Financial Services, Kanchana Karunagama, HNB Senior Manager- Leasing, Niluka Amarasinghe, HNB Assistant Manager- Leasing, Roshan De Silva, HNB Business Development Executive- HNB Leasing, Mahesh Ratnayake.