The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has placed a cap on motor vehicle loans. The new rules lower the percentage of loan one can take and the tenure of the loan as well.
According to MAS, the financing caps are necessary to encourage financial prudence among car buyers. They also added that in this prolonged environment of very low interest rates, there is greater risk of buyers over-extending themselves on motor vehicles.
Effective February 26 2013, the maximum loan amount that can be granted by financial institutions in Singapore will now depend on the open market value (OMV) of the motor vehicle purchased.