Leading automobile distributor Uttara Motors yesterday launched two vehicles of Japanese brand Suzuki -- a premium sedan Ciaz and a multi utility car Ertiga.

Matiur Rahman, chairman and managing director of Uttara Motors, unveiled both the 1500cc cars at a programme at the Suzuki showroom of Uttara Centre in Dhaka.

Customers can purchase the vehicles in instalments for four years and Uttara Motors will help manage auto loans for the clients, he said.

The price of Ciaz will be Tk 24 lakh while the Ertiga is priced at Tk 23.5 lakh, he said.

Lithium-ion battery has been installed in the vehicles equipped with smart hybrid technology and new 1.5 litre K15 petrol engines, the company said in a statement.

The New Ciaz is fully built in automatic transmission and dual AC system and its mileage per litre is 20.28. The Ertiga gives a mileage per litre of 18.60.

Mujibur Rahman and Durand M Rahman, deputy managing directors of Uttara Motors, and Nayeemur Rahman, head of business planning, attended the event along with officials of Suzuki India.

For the first time, the management of Uttara Motors has announced three years full warranty with 12 free services on the hybrid batteries and systems.

Uttara Motors has been importing, assembling and marketing different types of vehicles for the last four decades in Bangladesh. The company has 14 sales centres and five dealers nationwide with after-sales service facilities.