CEAT Kelani General Manager Institutional Sales and OE Indika Ellepola and CEAT Kelani team members accept the award from Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Minister Sunil Handunneththi in the presence of Automobile Industry Council Chairman Ravith Silva and other dignitaries
- Leadership in OEM segment and commitment to global standards recognised at national forum
CEAT Kelani Holdings has been adjudged the Best Tyre Manufacturer in the Component Manufacturer Category at the country’s inaugural Automobile Industry Awards presented by the Automobile Industry Council of Sri Lanka, in a significant endorsement of the company’s leadership in the country’s fast-evolving vehicle assembly sector.
The awards were presented at Temple Trees at a ceremony attended by the government ministers, senior public officials, industry leaders and stakeholders from across Sri Lanka’s automobile ecosystem.
Conceived as a national platform to recognise excellence, innovation and sustainability, the awards evaluate performance across criteria including technology, market impact, customer satisfaction and industry leadership.
CEAT Kelani’s recognition reflects its commanding position in the original equipment (OE) tyre segment, where the company supplies tyres for more than 90 percent of the vehicles assembled in Sri Lanka. Having entered the local vehicle assembly industry in 2012, with its first OE tyre supply, CEAT has rapidly established itself as the preferred tyre partner for assemblers, supplying over 150,000 OE tyres annually across a diverse range of vehicles including cars, SUVs, motorcycles, scooters, buses and commercial vehicles.
Today, CEAT tyres are fitted as original equipment on more than 30 locally assembled vehicle models spanning 11 global brands, underscoring the confidence placed in the company’s product quality, consistency and performance.
The company’s leadership in this segment is reinforced by its achievement of IATF 16949:2016 certification, making it the first tyre manufacturer in Sri Lanka to secure this globally recognised automotive quality standard.
