Sales of high-end cars soar, but sink for general market

Among the six brands with cars mostly in the above-$750,000 price range, three posted higher sales here, according to latest figures from the Land Transport Authority.
Among the six brands with cars mostly in the above-$750,000 price range, three posted higher sales here, according to latest figures from the Land Transport Authority.ST PHOTO: CAROLINE CHIA
Published
Jan 30, 2019, 5:00 am SGT

New models of super-luxury cars boost take-up; mass market brands hit by smaller COE supply

Senior Transport Correspondent
christan@sph.com.sg

High-end car sales soared to greater heights last year even as the general market slumped on the back of fewer certificates of entitlement (COEs).

Among the six brands with cars mostly in the above-$750,000 price range, three posted higher sales here, according to latest figures from the Land Transport Authority.

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The moneyed and the masses
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