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Sime Motors is Singapore’s top motor group in first half of 2025 amid increased competition
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Sime Motors registered the most new cars in the first half of 2025.
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- Sime Motors led Singapore's new car market in H1 2025 with 30% share, driven by brands like BYD and BMW, as luxury car sales remain resilient.
- Market fragmentation increased, with 50 car brands and 19 dealers, up from 42 brands and 17 dealers in H1 2024 due to electric vehicles.
- Premium Automobiles shifted to Chinese EV brands after losing Audi, registering 542 cars, while dealers fear higher COE prices.
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SINGAPORE – Slightly over 30 per cent of new cars registered by authorised dealerships in the first six months of 2025 came from Sime Motors, giving the Malaysian-owned motor group the lion’s share of the market.
In the first half of 2025, the group registered 6,455 cars, compared with 4,340 cars in the same period in 2024, which represented 26.8 per cent of the market then. It was also the top motor group in 2024.
