Renault Resumes Sri Lanka Exports After 7 Years: Triber, Kwid and Kiger Leave Chennai Port

Renault Returns to Sri Lanka With 100 Made-in-India Vehicles

Renault India has resumed vehicle exports to Sri Lanka after a gap of seven years, dispatching a first shipment of 100 vehicles comprising the Triber, Kwid and Kiger from Chennai port. The move takes the company's international export footprint to 16 countries and deepens the role of its Oragadam plant near Chennai, which has an annual capacity of 4.80 lakh units, as an export base within the Renault Group.

The French carmaker will re-enter the Sri Lankan market in partnership with AMW Motors, one of the island's leading automotive distributors, which will handle sales and after-sales support. "The resumption of exports to Sri Lanka is an important step in our international growth journey," said Francisco Hidalgo, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Renault India, adding that the company sees significant potential for vehicles engineered and manufactured in India.

Renault also plans to broaden its Sri Lankan portfolio over time, with the new Duster among the models slated for introduction. For India, the significance is strategic rather than immediate: with only the Kwid, Kiger and Triber in its domestic line-up and a small share of the passenger vehicle market, exports give the Oragadam plant incremental volume and help justify continued investment in the same production lines that supply Indian buyers. Sri Lanka's proximity to Chennai also keeps logistics simple compared with shipments to Africa or the Gulf.

What This Means For You

Indirectly good news: sustained export volumes typically secure parts availability, service continuity and faster variant rollouts for the same cars sold in India. For Renault's small but loyal buyer base, a busier Oragadam plant is a healthier ecosystem to be part of.

This Change is not only good for shri lanka but it also good news for india ! our exports will rise and who knows more brands will export made in india cars in our neighbou countiries . 

(Sources: Renault India press release via The Hindu BusinessLine and ET Auto, Times Now, Machine Maker, 18 September 2026. Images: Wikimedia Commons — Renault Kiger, CC BY 2.0; Renault Triber, CC BY 3.0.)