At a press conference in the showroom premises, Rick Haque Sikder, chairman of A1 Motors, announced the opening of the new showroom.

He said Volvo cars are getting popular in Bangladesh day by day because of its quality and after sales service.

After being appointed exclusive agent in 1997 with a showroom at Dhanmondi, A1 Motors has so far sold 102 Volvo cars in Bangladesh.

"With the new showroom and service centre going into operation, our annual sales target is now 300-500 cars," he said.

He said as the government reduced duties in previous year's budget, import of brand new cars has increased significantly, resulting in rise in revenue from the sector. Due to the rationalised tax structure, the selling of brand new cars has also shot up, he said.

He said Volvo cars are made only in Sweden and the Netherlands so all the cars are of European standard. The cars are environment-friendly and economical with cars requiring one litre fuel for 10 kilomitre.

About the service centre, Sikder said it is computerised and well-equipped to provide quick and quality maintenance service to the customers. The workshop is run by foreign automobile engineers and they will be imparting training to the local technicians to develop expertise, chairman of A1 motors, a concern of Sikder Group, said.

"The workshop has machines to diagnose faults of cars and the special thing is cars can be painted here in the same automatic method it is done in Germany, Sweden, Britain, Japan and other European and American countries," he said.

Volvo models of S 40, S 80, SUV series of XC 90, V 40, V 70 and Sport car C 70 convertible will be available in the showroom with light pressure turbo and twin turbo engine.

Buyers can choose from a wide range of equipment and accessories to assemble their cars in a customised way.

Ron Haque Sikder, managing director and directors of the company were present at the press conference.

Volvo Car Overseas Corporation, manufacturer of Volvo cars, has been producing world class brands for the last 76 years.