COEs: Signal of possible change of course does not guarantee a policy U-turn
IN THE debate on the Transport Ministry’s budget earlier this month, two particular points captured the attention of Singapore motorists – even...
Changes to Singapore’s vehicle population and COE system: What’s the long-term vision?
AFTER earlier reluctance, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) is now open to reviewing two ideas with major implications for drivers: a one-off...
Mainstream car premiums post largest increase in March’s first round of COE bidding
THE price of Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) used to register mainstream cars had the largest increase among all categories in the first...
Private-hire COE category ‘possible’ but needs careful study; new measures to stabilise private-hire, taxi supply
HAVING a separate Certificate of Entitlement (COE) category for private-hire cars (PHCs) is possible, but “there are trade-offs that need to be...
COE premiums dip in all categories except commercial vehicles; Open Category below S$100,000 for first time since May 2022
CERTIFICATE of Entitlement (COE) premiums in February’s second round of bidding dropped for all categories except those for commercial vehicles.
Million-dollar car sales fall in 2023 for second year in a row
NEARLY 300 cars with price tags of at least S$1 million were registered in Singapore in 2023, marking a drop in registrations...
From ARF to COE: Why a Toyota costs S$200,000 in Singapore
ROAD congestion anywhere in the world exacts a high economic cost.
COE prices for most categories fall; large-car category drops by 8.6%
CERTIFICATE of Entitlement (COE) prices for February’s first round of bidding fell for most categories except for those used to register commercial...
COE quota increases 2.2% for Feb-Apr; motorcycle category receives cut-and-fill for the first time
THERE will be a small increase in the total number of Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) available from February to April 2024, the...
Singapore’s S$260,000 Toyotas fuel angst over widening wealth gap
FOR most of her life, Sabrina Vu had a car, even though you cannot drive far in her native Singapore, a city-state...