[SINGAPORE] The Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premium for larger, more powerful passenger cars (Category B) has reached a new high for the year, as the premiums for all categories, except for motorcycles, went up.
In the first round of COE bidding for August, the premium for Category B rose 3.7 per cent or by S$4,397 to S$123,498, exceeding the previous 2025 record of S$121,501 set in January’s first round of bidding.
The Category B COE applies to larger, more powerful cars with engines of more than 1,600 cubic centimetres (cc) in capacity or with more than 97 kilowatts (kW) of power, or for electric vehicles (EVs) with more than 110 kW of power.
The COE premium for mass-market cars, Category A, was stable: It rose 0.9 per cent, or S$907, to S$102,009.
The Category A COE applies to cars that have engines of up to 1,600 cc in capacity or with up to 97 kW of power, or for electric vehicles (EVs) with up to 110 kW of power.
The Category C premium, for commercial vehicles and buses, grew 2 per cent, or S$1,401, to S$70,001.
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Category E, the open category which can be used to register any type of motor vehicle except motorcycles, saw its premium go up 1.9 per cent, or S$2,334, to S$122,334.
The motorcycle category, D, was the only one to post a dip. It was down 3.4 per cent, or S$322, to S$9,189.
The results follow the latest COE quota supply update for the August-to-October period, announced in late July.
The overall COE supply went up 2.6 per cent to 18,701, from that for the preceding three-month period. The Category A supply rose 1 per cent to 7,586; the Category B supply was also up 1 per cent, to 4,737.
