COE Results — Nov 2020 Ex 1

COE Prices — Nov 2020 Ex 1

Bidding Date: Wednesday, 4 November 2020

Category	Vehicle Type	COE Price (QP)	Change vs Previous
Cat A	Cars ≤ 1,600cc & 130bhp (or 110kW)	$35,990	↓ -$1,344
Cat B	Cars > 1,600cc or 130bhp (or 110kW)	$39,000	↓ -$1,990
Cat C	Goods Vehicles & Buses	$31,502	↓ -$2,276
Cat D	Motorcycles	$7,251	↓ -$49
Cat E	Open (All Vehicle Types)	$39,500	↓ -$389

Quota & Bidding Activity

Category	Quota	Bids Received	Successful Bids	Competition Ratio
Cat A	967	1262	952	1.31×
Cat B	1013	1415	985	1.40×
Cat C	370	558	370	1.51×
Cat D	533	727	532	1.36×
Cat E	464	683	463	1.47×

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

What Stood Out

• Biggest mover: Cat C, −6.7%. Overall, every category fell.
• Most contested: Cat C, with 1.51 bids for every COE available.
• Supply: the total quota grew +16.3% to 3,347 COEs.

Category by Category

Cat A (small cars) fell $1,344 (−3.6%) to $35,990. A year earlier, in Nov 2019 Ex 1, it was $30,000, so the premium is 20.0% higher year on year. That puts it in the upper part of its 12-month range of $30,000 to $38,504.

Cat B (large cars) fell $1,990 (−4.9%) to $39,000. A year earlier, in Nov 2019 Ex 1, it was $40,009, so the premium is 2.5% lower year on year. That puts it in the upper part of its 12-month range of $30,012 to $41,510.

Cat E (open category) dipped $389 (−1.0%) to $39,500. That is its 3rd fall in a row. A year earlier, in Nov 2019 Ex 1, it was $40,101, so the premium is 1.5% lower year on year. That puts it in the upper part of its 12-month range of $32,500 to $41,001.

Cat C (goods vehicles) dropped $2,276 (−6.7%) to $31,502. A year earlier, in Nov 2019 Ex 1, it was $25,392, so the premium is 24.1% higher year on year. That puts it in the upper part of its 12-month range of $22,002 to $33,778.

Cat D (motorcycles) dipped $49 (−0.7%) to $7,251. It is the lowest Cat D premium since Jul 2020 Ex 2 ($6,510). A year earlier, in Nov 2019 Ex 1, it was $4,100, so the premium is 76.9% higher year on year.

Bidding Competition

Cat A drew 1.31 bids per COE, well below its 12-month average of 1.56. The Cat B quota rose +27.7% to 1,013 from the previous exercise.

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