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SINGAPORE - Mazda Motor Singapore, the dealership for Mazda here, will cease to exist at the end of next month, according to a report in The Straits Times.
The local dealership has two showrooms here: one in Kampong Ampat Road, off MacPherson Road, and the other in Alexandra Road.
Mazda Motor of Japan will appoint a new agent here, the report said.
A likely candidate is the Eurokars Group, a company that also holds franchises for other car brands: Porsche, Rolls-Royce, Mini, Saab and Opel.
The group also owns three Mazda dealerships in Indonesia.
The report said that troubles for the home-grown dealership began in 2009 when supplies of certificates of entitlement began to shrink. Coupled with competition, Mazda Motor Singapore's sales was halved.
It added that in 2009, the family-held distributor sold 1,600 cars. In 2010, sales dropped to around 1,200 units. For the first half of this year, it sold only about 180 cars.
The report also mentioned that several other parties have been pitching for the Mazda franchise.
tonyng@sph.com.sg
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