Continental cars' showrooms abuzz over weekend
15 Sep 2013|6,693 views
The Sunday Times reported that car showrooms were abuzz on Saturday with prospective buyers, many of whom were driven by a looming change in the Certificate Of Entitlement (COE) category system.
Human traffic was particularly heavy at showrooms for European makes such as Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Volvo, with car salesmen saying they attended to significantly more people.
A car buyer who wanted to be known only as Mr. Leow explained why he decided to fork out $206,000 for a Cat B Volkswagen Sharan that comes with a 2.0-litre diesel engine yesterday. "I foresee that when Cat B gets more crowded, the COE price is going to increase," said the 53-year old businessman.
Once the domain of smaller, mass-market cars, Cat A has seen the entry of higher-end European cars such as the Mercedes-Benz C180 in recent years. However, Mercedes-Benz and BMW will have to exit Cat A entirely by next February, while Volkswagen and Volvo also have several popular models that will have to be shifted to Cat B.
The Sunday Times reported that car showrooms were abuzz on Saturday with prospective buyers, many of whom were driven by a looming change in the Certificate Of Entitlement (COE) category system.
Human traffic was particularly heavy at showrooms for European makes such as Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Volvo, with car salesmen saying they attended to significantly more people.
A car buyer who wanted to be known only as Mr. Leow explained why he decided to fork out $206,000 for a Cat B Volkswagen Sharan that comes with a 2.0-litre diesel engine yesterday. "I foresee that when Cat B gets more crowded, the COE price is going to increase," said the 53-year old businessman.
Once the domain of smaller, mass-market cars, Cat A has seen the entry of higher-end European cars such as the Mercedes-Benz C180 in recent years. However, Mercedes-Benz and BMW will have to exit Cat A entirely by next February, while Volkswagen and Volvo also have several popular models that will have to be shifted to Cat B.
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