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Thu, 7 April 2022, 10:51 AM·2-min read
Singaporeans need S$99,999 just for the right to buy a car. (PHOTO: Mikel Bilbao/VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Singaporeans need S$99,999 just for the right to buy a car. (PHOTO: Mikel Bilbao/VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
By Kevin Varley
(Bloomberg) — The cost of buying the right to own a car in Singapore hit a record for the fourth consecutive bidding, according to data released by the Land Transport Authority.
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Bids for open category certificates of entitlement (COE), which can be used for any vehicle type but end up being used mainly for large cars, increased to a high of S$99,999 (US$73,549) in April’s first round of bidding. That’s a cost incurred before purchasing the actual vehicle.
Premiums for larger and more powerful cars in Category B reached their second highest level at S$98,389, while smaller cars, or those 1,600cc and below with horsepower not exceeding 130 bhp, rose to S$72,996.
The government recently announced that it would reclassify electric vehicles under 110kw into this latter Category A as of May to make mass market EV’s more affordable and to help Singapore with its sustainability plans.
Still, the EV plans might not target special car owner categories.
Existing car owners must renew their vehicle’s COE before it expires and at least 6% of car buyers in Singapore owned more than one car last year, according to the LTA. Over a third of the new registered cars in the second half of 2021 were luxury models (22% either BMW or Mercedes-Benz), according to Bloomberg calculations based on official data.
Private transport costs rose 17.2% from a year earlier in February, pushing the nation’s overall inflation to its highest level since Feb. 2013. New registrations of motor vehicles in Singapore hit a 20-month low in February according to Gaikindo.
Following is a summary of Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums for motor vehicles at the close of the latest bidding tender.
April 6
March 23
March 9
Feb. 23
Feb. 9
Singapore Dollars
A (Cars:up to 1600cc & 97KW)
72,996
71,556
68,501
63,000
60,761
B (Cars:above 1600cc or 97KW)
98,389
98,889
94,889
93,590
86,102
C (Goods vehicles, buses)
54,901
51,504
48,889
46,501
44,001
D (Motorcycles)
10,503
10,501
11,400
10,589
10,010
E (Open)
99,999
99,010
98,890
93,102
87,000
Change (S$)
A (Cars:up to 1600cc & 97KW)
1,440
3,055
5,501
2,239
2,863
B (Cars:above 1600cc or 97KW)
-500
4,000
1,299
7,488
4,101
C (Goods vehicles, buses)
3,397
2,615
2,388
2,500
1,000
D (Motorcycles)
2
-899
811
579
10
E (Open)
989
120
5,788
6,102
3,089
Source: Land Transport Authority, Singapore
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