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Alfa Romeo and Jeep dealership in Singapore to close by June
The Straits Times
|January 25, 2025
Brands have seen modest popularity, face stiff competition from German rivals
Capella Auto, the agent for Alfa Romeo and Jeep cars in Singapore, is winding up its business by June and will sell its remaining stock of cars over the next few months.
Speaking to The Straits Times on Jan 23, Capella Auto's marketing director Tracy Teo said the company will continue to offer maintenance, repair and warranty claims for existing customers until the middle of 2025.
The two brands have each sold fewer than 25 units a year in the past three years.
In December 2024, Capella Auto moved the showrooms of the two brands from 1 Chang Charn Road in Bukit Merah to 30 Leng Kee Road, where the maintenance workshops are located.
Both Alfa Romeo from Italy and American brand Jeep are part of Stellantis, an automotive group that also owns French brands Citroen and Peugeot, and German brand Opel. Asked about the future of the two brands' distributorship, Stellantis' spokesman Justin Scott said: "Our business model has not changed. We will inform you if there are any developments."
This story is from the January 25, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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