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International

China’s car sales unexpectedly contract in October after eight-month expansion

FILE PHOTO: A Toyota Mirai car is seen during a presentation at the 16th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in Shanghai, April 21, 2015. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

You want a hydrogen car. You just don’t know it yet

Category A COE premiums are continuing to ease from the record highs posted in September and October.
Singapore

COE premiums crash as market hits ‘near standstill’; mainstream car category dips 10%, large cars down 13%

As at Sep 30, there are 9,000 non-HDB households and 2,000 HDB households with at least three cars.
Singapore

Private property residents account for majority of households with 2 or more cars

At 31,012, the population of self-drive private hire cars is up 50% between 2020 and June 2025.
Singapore

Singapore drivers turn to long-term rentals and leasing as car prices spiral

ST20251024-202596400487-Lim Yaohui-Esther Loi-escharger26/ Electric vehicle (EV) charging points in T41 car park near Block 828 Tampines Street 81 behind Soka Gakkai Singapore (SGS) Headquarters on Oct 24, 2025. More than 8 in 10 HDB carparks have been equipped with EV charging points, with around 150 more carparks to join the pack. Deployment for the remaining 150 carparks will be completed after 2025 due to factors such as technical constraints and taking in community preferences to balance the parking needs of various users, said LTA. (ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)
Singapore

Nearly half of Cat A COEs go to EVs, which account for 43% of new sales so far in 2025

The auto group cited a study showing that about 40 per cent of all robotics and industrial machinery installations in the US in 2024 were in automotive production facilities. Automakers said if the administration imposes tariffs, it should exempt robots used in US production.
International

Automakers urge Trump not to impose tariffs on factory robots, machinery

UK new car registrations rose 13.7 per cent in September to 312,887, with electrified vehicles making up more than half of the registrations for the first time, according to preliminary figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Transport & Logistics

Electric vehicles drive UK new car market to best September since 2020

Chinese car companies focus on palatial cabins, hospital-grade air filtration and other indulgences.
Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

Europe’s car giants are solving the wrong problem. And China knows it

Associate Professor Jamus Lim, MP for Sengkang GRC, says that for certain groups, access to a car is “much closer to a need than a luxury”.
Singapore

Government rejects WP MP Jamus Lim’s call for COE discounts for families, caregivers

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