By TONY NG

It is not uncommon to see sales promotions during festive periods such as the Lunar New Year. The same applies for big-ticket items like cars.

In our weekly feature of Wheels n' Deals, we round up a list of noteworthy deals on the island. The promotions here are mentioned in alphabetical order. Individual dealers' terms and conditions apply.

The popular German saloon BMW 5-series has a "seasonal price", coming with the M Aerodynamic kit. Check out Performance Motors' website, www.pml.com.sg/bmw for more details.

If you're really on a tight budget, distributor of Chinese marque Chery, Vertex Automobile, is offering $5,888 hongbao rebates, along with a five-year extended warranty. Take your pick from the QQ compact hatchback, A5 executive saloon, T11 SUV or others. www.chery-vertex.com.sg

For this weekend only, selected Chevrolet models comes with three months of free installment. If you don't mind demonstration sales units, they are also available at lower prices. www.chevroletsingapore.com

For around $67,000, you can enjoy European quality with the Ford saloon, Focus1 1.6-litre, which comes with a five-year warranty, German engineering and technology and a five-star EuroNCAP rating. www.regentmotors.com.sg

Kah Motor, distributor of Honda, is also offering a free first month installment with their 1.8-litre Honda Civic. And Singapore's best-selling saloon, the Hyundai Avante 1.6-litre, is coming with a sticke of $46,999 for this weekend only at Komoco, the agent for Hyundai here. www.honda.com.sg

Kia, consistently churning out value-for-money wheels, is offering the Cerato Forte from $49,999 and the Sorento from $84,999. All Kia models come with a five-year unlimited mileage warranty. There are no price discounts but we think the cars are still worth mentioning for their value and drivability (check out our review for the Sorento). www.kia.com.sg

There is a "Triple Happiness Promotion" too at Cycle & Carriage Mercedes-Benz. You'll see 68 per cent off your COE, valuable in this high-priced COE climate, a service package and a trade-in discount. www.mercedes-benz.com.sg

Cycle & Carriage Mitsubishi is also giving away $2,000 discounts with any car booked this weekend. www.mitsubishicars.com.sg

Rising German brand Volkswagen is offering its 1.4-litre Jetta Sport TSI from $89,800. www.volkswagen.com.sg

SM Motors, the agent for Volvo, is still holding launch specials for the Volvo C70. Bookings made now will enjoy specials worth $14,000, which includeds 18-inch rims, active bi-xenon lights, leather seats and an oyster burst centre stack. www.volvocars.com.sg

tonyng@sph.com.sg