Great Wall Motor Company Ltd, which is the largest private sector automobile manufacturer in China with an annual capacity of three lakh units, manufactures Great Wall Motors (GWM) brand passenger vehicles.

Commerce and Water Resources Minister Hafizuddin Ahmad inaugurated the marketing of the vehicles at a function in Dhaka on Wednesday.

Zhu Jinfu, commercial counselor of Chinese embassy in Dhaka, Khairul Anam, chairman of Le Meng Motors, Tofail Ahmed, managing director, among others, were present at the inauguration.

Initially, the company will import four types of automobiles -- Sing RUV, Sailor pickup, GWM superior pickup and SUV Limousine of Hover CUV model.

The 2200 cc SUV Limousine will cost Tk 18 lakh and it travels nine kilometers on one litre fuel, officials said.

"We have set up a service centre and will provide free services for the buyers until the vehicles run 20,000 kilometres," said Tofail Ahmed adding that the company eyes to sell 1,000 units in the next one year.