COE Results — Apr 2019 Ex 1

COE Prices — Apr 2019 Ex 1

Bidding Date: Wednesday, 3 April 2019

Category	Vehicle Type	COE Price (QP)	Change vs Previous
Cat A	Cars ≤ 1,600cc & 130bhp (or 110kW)	$29,159	↑ +$2,500
Cat B	Cars > 1,600cc or 130bhp (or 110kW)	$43,102	↑ +$3,701
Cat C	Goods Vehicles & Buses	$27,589	↑ +$568
Cat D	Motorcycles	$3,501	↑ +$32
Cat E	Open (All Vehicle Types)	$48,209	↑ +$7,209

Quota & Bidding Activity

Category	Quota	Bids Received	Successful Bids	Competition Ratio
Cat A	1656	2338	1650	1.41×
Cat B	1202	1782	1202	1.48×
Cat C	309	431	304	1.39×
Cat D	829	1193	803	1.44×
Cat E	400	648	391	1.62×

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

What Stood Out

• Biggest mover: Cat E, +17.6%. Overall, every category rose.
• Cat B is at its highest since Jan 2018 Ex 1.
• Cat E is at its highest since Dec 2017 Ex 1.
• Most contested: Cat E, with 1.62 bids for every COE available.

Category by Category

Cat A (small cars) climbed $2,500 (+9.4%) to $29,159. That is its 4th rise in a row. It is the highest Cat A premium since Sep 2018 Ex 1 ($30,209). A year earlier, in Apr 2018 Ex 1, it was $37,000, so the premium is 21.2% lower year on year.

Cat B (large cars) climbed $3,701 (+9.4%) to $43,102. That is its 7th rise in a row. It is the highest Cat B premium since Jan 2018 Ex 1 ($45,289). A year earlier, in Apr 2018 Ex 1, it was $37,605, so the premium is 14.6% higher year on year.

Cat E (open category) jumped $7,209 (+17.6%) to $48,209. That is its 8th rise in a row. It is the highest Cat E premium since Dec 2017 Ex 1 ($54,334). A year earlier, in Apr 2018 Ex 1, it was $38,039, so the premium is 26.7% higher year on year.

Cat C (goods vehicles) rose $568 (+2.1%) to $27,589. That is its 5th rise in a row. It is the highest Cat C premium since Nov 2018 Ex 1 ($29,501). A year earlier, in Apr 2018 Ex 1, it was $34,001, so the premium is 18.9% lower year on year.

Cat D (motorcycles) inched up $32 (+0.9%) to $3,501. A year earlier, in Apr 2018 Ex 1, it was $7,114, so the premium is 50.8% lower year on year. That puts it in the lower part of its 12-month range of $2,509 to $7,204.

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.