Sri Lanka, Sept. 18 -- The Sri Lanka Automotive Component Manufacturers' Association (SLACMA) recently announced that the government is actively seeking to promote automotive assembly with locally secured components, in order to boost the industry and create better job opportunities.

The assembly of 100 vehicles will create more than 250 direct jobs and 100 indirect jobs. If 1000 vehicles are assembled, an average of 2500 direct jobs and 1000 indirect jobs will be created ensuring a solid and confident business environment for the manufacturers.

With the local vehicle assembly, component manufacturers will have a strong market to sell their products as well as improve product quality. It will also safeguard the interests of local automo...