Uber Partners LAUGFS Car Care to Offer a Hassle Free Service to Drivers

Uber has partnered with LAUGFS Car Care to offer maintenance services for both cars and bikes at an exclusive rate to driver and delivery partners in Sri Lanka.

As part of this partnership, LAUGFS Car Care will be providing the opportunity for Uber’s Support Agents to operate support counters inside selected LAUGFS Car Care service centers. This allows Uber drivers and delivery partners the opportunity to get their support queries resolved with ease. Currently, these support centers are operational at the Kohuwala and Koswatta Car Care Centers.

Manivannan Kannan, Lead, Sri Lanka – Rides, Uber, said, “There can be no Uber without our drivers and delivery partners. Their safety, health and overall wellbeing is our top priority. We are delighted to announce our partnership with LAUGFS Car Care, which aims to provide a hassle-free vehicle maintenance experience to our drivers. Backed by this partnership, we believe our driver partners will be better equipped to deliver their best when driving on our platform.”

Speaking on this partnership, Niroshan J Pieries, Chief Executive Officer of LAUGFS Lubricants Ltd and LAUGFS Petroleum (Pvt) Ltd, said, “At LAUGFS Car Care, we are excited to be able to partner Uber Sri Lanka, a strong player in providing on-demand transportation services. In keeping with our ambition of being a trusted solution provider in the automobile industry in Sri Lanka, our hope is that the specialized service packages that we offer will help Uber driver partners to provide an exceptional travel experience to the riders.”

LAUGFS Car Care is a fully owned subsidiary of LAUGFS Lubricants Ltd, a part of LAUGFS Holdings Limited. It prides itself on being a high-quality brand providing Sri Lankan motorists with a range of car care and lubricant solutions, since its inception in 2001. As a trusted solution provider in the automobile industry in Sri Lanka, LAUGFS Car Care provides premier quality automobile products and services, including an array of car care services from a basic exterior wash to more specialized services such as detailing, full service, and wheel alignment.

LAUGFS Holdings Limited is one of the largest diversified business conglomerates and a trusted and well-loved home grown business in Sri Lanka. Founded in 1995, LAUGFS today has expanded across 20 industries in Sri Lanka and overseas, establishing a strong presence as a leader and pioneer in the power and energy, retail, industrial, services, leisure and logistics sectors. With 4,000 employees and an annual turnover exceeding Rs. 54 billion, LAUGFS continues to expand and empower millions as a trusted Sri Lankan brand.

Uber’s mission is to create opportunity through movement. We started in 2010 to solve a simple problem: how do you get access to a ride at the touch of a button? More than 15 billion trips later, we’re building products to get people closer to where they want to be. By changing how people, food, and things move through cities, Uber is a platform that opens up the world to new possibilities.