HNB- DIMO partner to offer exclusive leasing options for DIMO-certified vehicles

HNB Deputy General Manager- Retail and SME Banking, Sanjay Wijemanne (fifth from left) exchanging the MoU with DIMO Group Chief Executive Officer, Gahanath Pandithage (sixth from left) in the presence of (from left) HNB Assistant Manager- Leasing- Business Development, Mahesh Ratnayake, HNB Assistant Manager- Leasing, Roshan De Silva, HNB Head of Leasing, Niluka Amarasinghe, HNB Head of Personal Financial Services, Kanchana Karunagama, DIMO Group Chief Operating Officer, Rajeev Pandithage, DIMO Group Chief Marketing Officer, Dinuk Peiris, DIMO General Manager (Mercedes-Benz, Jeep and DIMO-certified Sales) Tharanga Gunawardena, DIMO Business Unit Manager, Niroshana De Silva, DIMO Business Development Executive, Buddhima Banneheka, DIMO Marketing Manager- Customer Insights and Strategy, Chalaka Bogoda and DIMO Business Unit Manager- Mercedes-Benz and Jeep Support Service, Sanjeewa Karunarathne.

HNB PLC, partnered with DIMO-certified the pre-owned vehicle sales arm of country’s leading diversified conglomerate and only authorised General Distributor for Mercedes-Benz and Jeep in Sri Lanka, DIMO to offer customers an exclusive range of leasing packages. 

The partnership will offer customers attractive interest rates and benefits for a wide range of DIMO-certified vehicles, including Mercedes-Benz, Jeep and other European luxury vehicles. Both HNB and DIMO representatives, graced the MoU signing ceremony which was held recently. 

“Our long-standing relationship with DIMO has been built on innovation and excellence. Given the restrictions on imports, we hope this tie-up will offer vehicle enthusiasts unique leasing solutions and payment plans to purchase some of the world’s finest motor vehicles and enjoy outstanding after-sales services. 

We are excited to offer our mutual customer base the means to purchase their dream vehicles with our unique leasing solutions,”HNB Deputy General Manager- Retail and SME Banking, Sanjay Wijemanne said. 
HNB customers can obtain lease facilities for special concessionary interest rates and optional repayment methods, structured with a residual value of 50 percent and have an ‘Interest only’ option. The bank will further offer customers the Prestige Prime credit card, which offers special discounts on various automobile products, servicing, spare parts, tyres, and batteries across HNB’s extensive merchant portfolio. 

The bank will waive the first year annual fee for the card. Moreover, HNB General Insurance will offer attractive discounts for vehicle insurance premiums and a free life insurance cover of Rs. 4.5 million for accidental deaths, while HNB Assurance will offer a Rs. 600,000 natural death insurance cover to the registered owner. 

“We are delighted to be partnering with HNB once again to offer our mutual customer base convenient access to our fleet of DIMO-certified vehicles. Despite restrictions on the imports, we hope vehicle enthusiasts across the island will use this unique opportunity to upgrade to luxury with DIMO-certified, General Manager (Mercedes-Benz, Jeep and DIMO-certified Sales) of DIMO, Tharanga Gunawardena said. 

DIMO will offer customers a one-year warranty against unlimited mileage for all DIMO-certified vehicles. All vehicles handpicked by DIMO-certified are registered during the past ten years with precise servicing and maintenance since the day of import to the country. Vehicles bought from DIMO-certified are assured of a high resale value due to the comprehensive checks done at the time of purchase for resale and thereafter being refurbished to a standard ‘as Good as New’and offers customers buy back option when theywanted to upgrade their vehicles in the future.