COE Results — Oct 2018 Ex 1

COE Prices — Oct 2018 Ex 1

Bidding Date: Wednesday, 3 October 2018

Category	Vehicle Type	COE Price (QP)	Change vs Previous
Cat A	Cars ≤ 1,600cc & 130bhp (or 110kW)	$28,457	↑ +$457
Cat B	Cars > 1,600cc or 130bhp (or 110kW)	$31,301	↓ -$6
Cat C	Goods Vehicles & Buses	$28,501	↑ +$1,397
Cat D	Motorcycles	$4,109	↓ -$105
Cat E	Open (All Vehicle Types)	$32,552	↑ +$552

Quota & Bidding Activity

Category	Quota	Bids Received	Successful Bids	Competition Ratio
Cat A	1668	2059	1665	1.23×
Cat B	1271	1886	1241	1.48×
Cat C	342	522	340	1.53×
Cat D	827	1140	809	1.38×
Cat E	561	1066	543	1.90×

Competition ratio = bids received ÷ quota available. A ratio above 1.5× indicates high demand for that category.

What Stood Out

• Biggest mover: Cat C, +5.2%. Overall, 3 of 5 categories rose and 1 fell.
• Most contested: Cat E, with 1.90 bids for every COE available.

Category by Category

Cat A (small cars) rose $457 (+1.6%) to $28,457. A year earlier, in Oct 2017 Ex 1, it was $41,761, so the premium is 31.9% lower year on year. That puts it in the lower part of its 12-month range of $25,000 to $47,112.

Cat B (large cars) was unchanged at $31,301. That is its 4th fall in a row. A year earlier, in Oct 2017 Ex 1, it was $48,109, so the premium is 34.9% lower year on year. That puts it at the bottom of its 12-month range of $31,000 to $57,414.

Cat E (open category) rose $552 (+1.7%) to $32,552. A year earlier, in Oct 2017 Ex 1, it was $49,000, so the premium is 33.6% lower year on year. That puts it at the bottom of its 12-month range of $31,001 to $57,501.

Cat C (goods vehicles) climbed $1,397 (+5.2%) to $28,501. A year earlier, in Oct 2017 Ex 1, it was $48,902, so the premium is 41.7% lower year on year. That puts it at the bottom of its 12-month range of $27,001 to $58,036.

Cat D (motorcycles) fell $105 (−2.5%) to $4,109. That is its 10th fall in a row. It is the lowest Cat D premium since Aug 2017 Ex 2 ($3,512). A year earlier, in Oct 2017 Ex 1, it was $5,010, so the premium is 18.0% lower year on year.

Bidding Competition

Bidding competition in every category was close to its usual level for the past year.

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Results sourced from LTA/Singapore government data via the Steer SG data pipeline. This is an informational service. We are not affiliated with LTA, Singapore government, or any car dealer.