Cars

NEWS ANALYSIS

Mainstream car COE charges to new record, outstrips luxury category as car show drives demand

2026-11-04T11:13:29.000Z
Category B COE premiums – used to register larger, more powerful cars and EVs – are up 0.3%.

Cat A COE hits all-time high of S$139,001; Cat B inches up to S$132,334

2026-11-04T08:32:03.000Z
Most of Willow Springs’ 240 hectares remain undeveloped, but plans to upgrade the place are afoot.

The US’ oldest road racetrack starts a big, costly facelift

2026-11-03T06:52:24.000Z
The loan restrictions will not apply to commercial vehicles (including goods vehicles and buses), PHCs owned by businesses, or motorcycles.

Singapore government slaps loan curbs on individual private-hire car buyers

2026-10-29T12:00:00.000Z
Vingroup is planning a US$500 million production hub in the province of Batangas, around 94 km south of Manila.

VinFast, Mitsubishi weigh Philippine EV production as state incentives near

2026-10-28T08:23:00.000Z
Visitors at the BYD booth at the 2026 Paris Motor Show in Paris, France, Oct 13, 2026.

Chinese carmakers overtake Japan in Europe for first time

2026-10-26T07:58:49.000Z
The deal was announced by US President Donald Trump (left) with Audi CEO Gernot Dollner at a rally in Perry, Georgia.

Audi to build multibillion-dollar US car factory: Trump

2026-10-25T12:42:37.000Z
A Waymo Ojai autonomous vehicle, a China-made EV manufactured by Zeekr, on the road in Los Angeles, California.

Waymo founder predicts ‘landslide’ robotaxi adoption in Singapore, driven by high car costs

2026-10-23T06:00:00.000Z
Simon Skinner, head of design at Norton Motorcycles, compares the Manx R to the Aston Martin of bikes.
THE STEERING COLUMN

The most beautiful bike that money can’t buy in Singapore

2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
The rise in premiums for categories A and B in the latest bidding exercise comes after a price dip in the last two rounds.

Cat A premium rises to S$132,004 in first tender after COE review announced; Cat B climbs to S$131,901

2026-10-21T09:43:57.000Z