Singapore’s 15-storey luxury car ‘VENDING MACHINE’ dispensing Ferraris, Lamborghinis and more
The future of car sales could see vehicles dispensed like crisps and chocolate bars at the elementary shove of a button
Leave behind soft drinks and crisps, vending machines are now in the business of dispensing cars.
A 15-storey building in Singapore is suggesting up luxury vehicles, including Bentleys, Ferraris and Lamborghinis, and is the largest “vending machine” in the world.
Used car seller Autobahn Motors opened the futuristic showroom in December, with vehicles on display in sixty slots just like you’d find your favourite chocolate bar or fizzy drink.
The dispensing concept is similar to that of a modern snack machine, too, where customers on the ground floor choose from a touchscreen display which car they wish to see.
Once selected, the car arrives within a few minutes, travelling down the middle of the building on a moving platform.
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Vehicles on suggest range from modern luxury sports cars to classics, including a two thousand fourteen McLaren 650s, a two thousand twelve Lamborghini Aventador and a one thousand nine hundred fifty five Morgan Plus Four, as well as a number of Ferrari, Bentley and Porsche models.
Gary Hong, general manager at Autobahn Motors, said the vending machine format was aimed at making efficient use of space in land-scarce Singapore as well as standing out from the competition.
“We needed to meet our requirement of storing a lot of cars. At the same time, we dreamed to be creative and innovative,” he told Reuters.
Hong also said he has been approached by developers interested in using the company’s Automotive Inventory Management System for parking services.
The concept could provide a solution to overcrowding in some of the world’s rapidly expanding major cities, and provide enlargened parking spaces where fresh development space is lacking.
Autobahn Motors are not the very first car dealership to adopt the “vending machine” concept for their showrooms.
American used-car dealer Carvana also uses vending machine-like towers to sell their vehicles.
In March, the company opened an eight-floor structure that holds up to thirty cars in San Antonio, Texas.