Overall supply for the period November 2026 to January 2027 increases 1.1 per cent, car categories had no ‘cut and fill’ additions
[SINGAPORE] The supply of Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) for luxury cars will go up by 3.3 per cent, while that of mainstream cars will remain the same for the next three months.
The overall quota across all COE categories for the November 2026 to January 2027 period will rise by 1.1 per cent or by 213, to 19,298, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on Monday (Oct 25).
It noted that the forthcoming quota for that three-month period would not be affected by the ongoing review of COE categorisation for cars.
Supply increases, mostly
The number of certificates for the luxury-car category, B, will be up 3.3 per cent or by 180 to 5,707 in the November 2026 to January 2027 period, compared with the August to October period.
Category B is for 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 number of certificates for the mainstream car category, A, was 7,134, which is the same as the preceding period.
The Business Times turns 50
Five decades of milestones and moments that shaped Singapore’s success story - told through our headlines.
Explore BT50
Category A is for 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 certificate supply for Category C, for commercial vehicles, increased by 37 or 2 per cent, to 1,873.
The motorcycle category – D – saw a decrease of 2 per cent or 61 to 3,004.
SEE ALSO
More
The open category, which can be used to register any vehicle other than motorcycles, was up 3.7 per cent or 57 to 1,580.
No cut and fill for cars
The quota for the next three months also features no ‘cut and fill’ additions for cars.
This is the policy of bringing forward guaranteed de-registrations from vehicles that must be de-registered, such as those renewed with 5-year COEs, that began in May 2023.
Both Category A and B had no additions this time, although Category D had 1,031 additions and Category C had 61 additions.
In the previous three-month period, Category A saw 200 such additions, Category B had none, while Category C had 70 and Category D had 1,111. As there is a zero growth policy for all categories except Category C, which is allowed 0.25 per cent growth per annum, the COE supply is determined by the number of vehicles de-registered. Currently, supply is calculated by the rolling average of de-registrations in the previous 12 months.