{"id":1224,"date":"2019-11-08T16:19:13","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T08:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/?p=1224"},"modified":"2019-11-08T16:19:18","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T08:19:18","slug":"perodua-axia-style-rocks-sri-lanka-at-colombo-motor-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/perodua-axia-style-rocks-sri-lanka-at-colombo-motor-show\/","title":{"rendered":"PERODUA Axia Style Rocks Sri Lanka At Colombo Motor Show"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On the opening day of the Seylan Colombo Motor Show, Malaysian automotive heavyweight Perodua has debuted the favourite of the refreshed Axia range, the Axia Style, to the delight of fans in Perodua\u2019s largest overseas market. The Motor Show, being held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall between today and the 10th of November, came forward as the best possible location for Perodua\u2019s stylish new A-segment hatch to make its entrance into the Sri Lankan market.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sri Lankan Perodua distributor Unimo Enterprises has opened the books for the Perodua Axia Style today too, with deliveries expected to begin within Q1 2020. The crossover-like Axia Style will be priced at Rs3.895-million (or RM89,000 at the time of writing) in Sri Lanka when it arrives. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs Sri Lanka is the Perodua brand\u2019s biggest overseas market and one that has always&nbsp;been accepting of the Axia, with some 3,000 units sold since 2015, it is fitting as the&nbsp;new Perodua Axia Style\u2019s first export destination. Sporting rugged-looking bumpers with skid-plate elements, all-round body cladding, a rear spoiler and striking 15-inch five-spoke alloys, the Axia Style reflects owners\u2019 lifestyles while retaining the hallmark Axia qualities of practicality, fuel efficiency, spaciousness, and ease of driving.\u201d &#8211; Dato\u2019 Zainal Abidin Ahmad, President &amp; CEO, Perodua&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1226\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/perodua-axia-style-rocks-sri-lanka-at-colombo-motor-show\/2-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2586,3007\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1573228778&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2-1-258x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2-1-886x1030.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2-1-886x1030.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1226\" width=\"286\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2-1-886x1030.jpg 886w, https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2-1-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2-1-768x893.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2-1-1290x1500.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2-1-606x705.jpg 606w, https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2-1-450x523.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><figcaption>The 2019 Perodua Axia Style in Colombo, Sri Lanka<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its launch in September, over 2,000 Perodua Axia Styles have found new homes with bold, daring owners. Overall, over 10,400 of the new 2019 Perodua Axias have been delivered, from the over-20,000 bookings received for the refreshed model.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSUVs &amp; crossovers are enjoying a big rise globally, and we forsee the same trend in Sri Lanka. The new Perodua Axia Style offers the active &amp; trendy looks of a crossover in a compact, fuel-efficient, dependable, and value-for-money package that we believe will strike a chord with Sri Lankans.\u201d &#8211; Mr. Mahesh Gunathilake, CEO &amp; Executive Director, Unimo Enterprises&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since establishing the first Perodua dealership in Sri Lanka back in 1997, Unimo Enterprises has sold nearly 16,000 Perodua vehicles. The lineup there consists of just the Axia and Bezza, with the Bezza taking the crown as Sri Lanka\u2019s best-selling new sub-1.0-litre saloon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For 2019, Perodua aims to export 3,270 cars, marking a 50% increase over last years\u2019 figure of 2,184 units exported. Since Perodua began its export activities, over 80,000 Perodua vehicles have left our shores and found homes abroad.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"620\" data-attachment-id=\"1225\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/perodua-axia-style-rocks-sri-lanka-at-colombo-motor-show\/1-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1-1-e1573200895132.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4449,2679\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1573228152&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1-1-e1573200895132-300x181.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1-1-e1573200895132-1030x620.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1-1-e1573200895132-1030x620.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1225\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/?attachment_id=1225\" class=\"wp-image-1225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1-1-e1573200895132-1030x620.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1-1-e1573200895132-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1-1-e1573200895132-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1-1-e1573200895132-1500x903.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1-1-e1573200895132-705x425.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1-1-e1573200895132-450x271.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"886\" height=\"1030\" data-attachment-id=\"1226\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/perodua-axia-style-rocks-sri-lanka-at-colombo-motor-show\/2-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2586,3007\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1573228778&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2-1-258x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2-1-886x1030.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2-1-886x1030.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1226\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/?attachment_id=1226\" class=\"wp-image-1226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2-1-886x1030.jpg 886w, https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2-1-258x300.jpg 258w, https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2-1-768x893.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2-1-1290x1500.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2-1-606x705.jpg 606w, https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/2-1-450x523.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the opening day of the Seylan Colombo Motor Show, Malaysian automotive heavyweight Perodua has debuted the favourite of the refreshed Axia range, the Axia Style, to the delight of fans in Perodua\u2019s largest overseas market. The Motor Show, being held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall between today and the 10th of November, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1225,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[19,147,146,21],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1-1-e1573200895132.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6t4pH-jK","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1224"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1224"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1227,"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1224\/revisions\/1227"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}