{"id":14605,"date":"2021-06-01T15:10:10","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T07:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carro.sg\/blog\/?p=14605"},"modified":"2025-11-05T17:37:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T09:37:22","slug":"showroom-anywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/showroom-anywhere\/","title":{"rendered":"Carro redefines car buying experience with Singapore&#8217;s first &#8216;Showroom Anywhere&#8217; launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\r\n<div class=\"section\">\r\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\r\n<div class=\"column\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Drivers can now view cars in person at malls, enjoying more flexibility and convenience in the car purchasing process<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Designed as a contactless experience, drivers can use the Carro app to lock and unlock the car using their mobile devices and examine the vehicle to their satisfaction<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Social distancing protocols strictly enforced and cars to be fully sanitised after each visit<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14619\" src=\"https:\/\/carro.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/large_0_Z3_A5029_1_954e12068b.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" title=\"\">\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\r\n<div class=\"section\">\r\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\r\n<div class=\"column\">\r\n\r\n<strong>Singapore, 1 June 2021<\/strong> \u2013 Carro, Southeast Asia\u2019s largest automotive marketplace, today announced the launch of its Showroom Anywhere. This new concept takes cars out of traditional car showrooms and into the parking lots of neighbourhood shopping malls where car buyers can view the cars independently at their own time and pace, significantly improving the customer experience. Rising interest in used cars has seen more Singaporeans visiting used car showrooms1 with high purchasing intent.\r\n\r\nHowever, some customers may find the traditional car showrooms experience inflexible and prefer not to travel too far out due to Covid restrictions. Social distancing measures also mean that only a restricted number of customers can be serviced every day within a strict time frame, which may extend wait times to make appointments for viewing, test driving and purchasing.\r\n\r\nCarro aims to inject more flexibility into the car buying experience for drivers through its Showroom Anywhere. From 1 June 2021 onwards, Carro will place a selection of cars in exclusive sections within the parking lots of malls, starting with Tiong Bahru Plaza. Cars will be refreshed weekly based on Carro\u2019s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered algorithm, which will predict which types of cars are most in demand in the region.\r\n\r\nDrivers can simply download the Carro app and make a viewing appointment via the app. The app also allows them to smart lock and unlock the car, adding to the convenience driven experience. Users can inspect the car with their family while still enjoying Carro\u2019s virtual on- demand support from sales agents. Customers can touch and examine the interior and exterior finishings to check for defects and even start the engine. To prioritise safety, only one person or family will be able to view a car at a time, and cars will be thoroughly sanitised after each viewing. Appointments for test drives can be made easily via the app for a later date.\r\n\r\nAaron Tan, CEO and Founder of Carro, said: \u201cWe understand that customers still want in- person viewings, and Showroom Anywhere was born out of our desire to improve that experience and make it more safe, flexible and convenient. Businesses need to be where their customers are, and for us, being in the neighbourhood malls was a natural choice as we reimagine the car buying experience for drivers.\u201d\r\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\r\n<div class=\"section\">\r\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\r\n<div class=\"column\">\r\n\r\nShowroom Anywhere represents the latest addition to Carro\u2019s array of innovations and market- firsts in the car buying space, including Singapore\u2019s first contactless car purchase process and car subscription, as well as Southeast Asia\u2019s first behaviour and usage-based car insurance for drivers in the region. Showroom Anywhere concept will be expanded to other malls and even other countries in the SE Asia region.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\"><\/div>\r\nMore on other media:\r\nTech In Asia: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techinasia.com\/singapores-carro-launches-remote-showrooms-accesible-app\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Singapore\u2019s Carro launches remote showrooms accessible through its app<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drivers can now view cars in person at malls, enjoying more flexibility and convenience in the car purchasing process Designed as a contactless experience, drivers can use the Carro app to lock and unlock the car using their mobile devices and examine the vehicle to their satisfaction Social distancing protocols strictly enforced and cars to &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14606,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[727],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-announcements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14605"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14620,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14605\/revisions\/14620"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}