Forget about soft drinks and potato chips - a "vending machine" in Singapore is offering up luxury vehicles, including Bentleys, Ferraris and Lamborghinis.
忘记那些售卖软饮和薯片的自动售货机吧——新加坡一台“自动售货机”提供豪车售卖服务，品牌包括宾利、法拉利和兰博基尼。
Used car seller Autobahn Motors opened a futuristic 15-story showroom in December, with vehicles on display in 60 slots, billing it as the "world's largest luxury car vending machine".
Customers on the ground floor choose from a touchscreen display which car they wish to see. The car arrives within one to two minutes thanks to an advanced system that manages vehicle retrieval, the company says.
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 wanted to be creative and innovative," he told Reuters.
He has been approached by developers interested in using the company's Automotive
Inventory Management System for parking services, he added.
Vehicles on offer run from modern luxury sports cars to classics, including a 1955 Morgan Plus 4.
US company Carvana also uses vending machine-like towers to sell used cars. In March, it opened an eight-floor structure that holds up to 30 cars in San Antonio, Texas.
相关单词：vending
vending解释：v.出售（尤指土地等财产）( vend的现在分词 )；（尤指在公共场所）贩卖；发表（意见，言论）；声明
vending例句：
Why Are You Banging on the Vending Machine? 你为什么敲打这台自动售货机？ 来自朗文快捷英语教程 2
Coca-Cola had to adapt almost 300,000 vending machines to accept the new coins. 可口可乐公司必须使将近三十万台自动贩卖机接受新货币。 来自超越目标英语 第5册
相关单词：format
format解释：n.设计，版式；[计算机]格式，DOS命令:格式化(磁盘)，用于空盘或使用过的磁盘建立新空盘来存储数据；v.使格式化，设计，安排
format例句：
Please format this floppy disc.请将这张软盘格式化。
The format of the figure is very tasteful.该图表的格式很雅致。
相关单词：standing
standing解释：n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
standing例句：
After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
相关单词：inventory
inventory解释：n.详细目录，存货清单
inventory例句：
Some stores inventory their stock once a week.有些商店每周清点存货一次。
We will need to call on our supplier to get more inventory.我们必须请供应商送来更多存货。
